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Changing gears from cow/calf to stockers...? Opinions??
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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 549833" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>The old rule of thumb was that you should clear $100/head. If you talked to an stocker operator who did not buy insurance like Somn is recommending, has been at if for a while, and kept good books - - they made as much as $200/head on a good year and then lost their shirt some other years.</p><p></p><p>Some things that effect stockering more than cow/calf are:</p><p></p><p>1) marketing - you usually buy and sell multiple groups per year so there are a lot more transactions</p><p>2) grass quality - 4 wt. stockers need good grass to get over 1.2# /day and very good grass to get over 1.7 #/day on a long grazing season, 5 or 6 wts are more bullet proof but you can not graze as many per acre...</p><p>3) receiving husbandry - purchased calves are under a lot more stress than home raised</p><p>4) price risk - see above</p><p></p><p>If you can do all these things well - - then you will make more $ atockering than buying in cow hay and you will have more time to go hunting in the fall. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> Go for it if you can find a mentor and he approves your budget.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 549833, member: 1715"] The old rule of thumb was that you should clear $100/head. If you talked to an stocker operator who did not buy insurance like Somn is recommending, has been at if for a while, and kept good books - - they made as much as $200/head on a good year and then lost their shirt some other years. Some things that effect stockering more than cow/calf are: 1) marketing - you usually buy and sell multiple groups per year so there are a lot more transactions 2) grass quality - 4 wt. stockers need good grass to get over 1.2# /day and very good grass to get over 1.7 #/day on a long grazing season, 5 or 6 wts are more bullet proof but you can not graze as many per acre... 3) receiving husbandry - purchased calves are under a lot more stress than home raised 4) price risk - see above If you can do all these things well - - then you will make more $ atockering than buying in cow hay and you will have more time to go hunting in the fall. :D Go for it if you can find a mentor and he approves your budget. [/QUOTE]
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