cattle on shares

[ND]

anyone have info on this-

i own the cows-but took a job that requires me to gone too much.

i want to keep the cows and have someone share the calf crop for

their care

thanks for the info

 

[Angus Guy]

ND

I currently have 100 cows that keep on shares. We do a 60/40 split. Cow vaccinations and preg check are owners expense. All calf vaccinations are split 60/40. All feed, labor, pasture are my expense. This worked very well for me so far. Most important thing is to the person you are dealing with. PM me if you want some more info and good luck.

 

[ND]

i dont think my pm worked

in any situations-does the person who has the cows(not the owner of the cows) pay for everything ?

if so, what % of the calf sales, would the cow owner receive at the end of the year?

 

[Angus Guy]

Cow owners share is 40%. My share is 60%. Just talked to another fellow this morning who doing 70/30. This seems a little much. All of the expenses are mine except for the vaccinations I listed. For this I get 60% of calf crop.

 

[jerry27150]

who covers any death loss in cows

 

[SF]

I have a program where I provide cows and bull. Lesee (person to whom I send the cows) provides all feed, maintenance, upkeep, vaccinations, medications, etc.... I get my pick of 1/3 of calf crop. Lesee gets 2/3 of calf crop. Lesee is required to take care of cows and bulls, I am allowed to inspect at will. Sick animals and/or deaths are reported to me immediately.

 

[Angus Guy]

In my case cow death is owner loss unless covered by my insurance (lighting,hit by car, ect).

 

[SF]

In my case cow death is owner loss unless covered by my insurance (lighting,hit by car, ect).

Mine too. Cow death is my loss, but the leasee is required to make all best efforts to treat cow.

 

[ND]

SF-

the only input costs you have are buying new bulls when needed-is that correct?

when you pick 1/3 the calf crop, do you pick first, the biggest steers and the best heifers to replace your cull cows???

then does your leasee sell his or her 2/3 in their name or do you sell them as a group?

 

[SF]

SF-

the only input costs you have are buying new bulls when needed-is that correct?

when you pick 1/3 the calf crop, do you pick first, the biggest steers and the best heifers to replace your cull cows???

then does your leasee sell his or her 2/3 in their name or do you sell them as a group?

First off, we raise cattle for a niche market. Our cattle are Miniature Herefords. Our goal is seed stock. All our stock is registered. I'll bring the leasee a new bull every 2 years. Yes, I get to pick first. I'm looking for heifers as they are worth more money than the bulls are. I never take all the heifers, as the leasee is usually doing this so he/she can get started in the business. Any calves the leasee does not want to keep I'll purchase from them or we will put them in their (the leasee's) name and they can do as they wish.

We feed out the steers and any heifers not good enough for breeding for "natural" locker beef. We keep some heifers, sell the others. Heifers that we believe are good enough to show, we keep. Others we sell.

 

[Angus Guy]

I sell the calves as group and split check.