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<blockquote data-quote="newcattleman" data-source="post: 1301576" data-attributes="member: 16834"><p>I live in SE Iowa. I have been raising a few (9-12)commercial cow and calves for a few years. Last year I tried to increase my herd size and that did not go as planned. I rented some ground and increased to 30 cows. Only 6 cows got bred, so I pounded out the bull and open cows. I also have 16 weaned calves (3-350lbs)(mostly steers). </p><p></p><p>I'm trying to figure out what to do from here. I was going to calve, rebreed (through AI), and keep the 6 cows. The calves I thought I would feed until May, sell, then buy and grow a new group until October. In October I would buy more cows to get back to 9-12. </p><p>I cant afford to restock the rented pasture, so I wont rent that again this year. I can only run about 9-12 cows at home, depending on hay to offset pasture. </p><p></p><p>I thought about replacing the herd with registered cows but I don't know if it would be worth it. Would it be beneficial to get registered stock vs. commercial stock at this size? What benefits would be available? I don't know anything about registered cattle other than selling breeding stock? Should I keep the calves longer and sell them bred or until bulls are ready to breed?</p><p>I also thought about selling the calves and running a dry lot for 3-600lb. calves?</p><p></p><p>I would appreciate any advice you can give.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="newcattleman, post: 1301576, member: 16834"] I live in SE Iowa. I have been raising a few (9-12)commercial cow and calves for a few years. Last year I tried to increase my herd size and that did not go as planned. I rented some ground and increased to 30 cows. Only 6 cows got bred, so I pounded out the bull and open cows. I also have 16 weaned calves (3-350lbs)(mostly steers). I'm trying to figure out what to do from here. I was going to calve, rebreed (through AI), and keep the 6 cows. The calves I thought I would feed until May, sell, then buy and grow a new group until October. In October I would buy more cows to get back to 9-12. I cant afford to restock the rented pasture, so I wont rent that again this year. I can only run about 9-12 cows at home, depending on hay to offset pasture. I thought about replacing the herd with registered cows but I don't know if it would be worth it. Would it be beneficial to get registered stock vs. commercial stock at this size? What benefits would be available? I don't know anything about registered cattle other than selling breeding stock? Should I keep the calves longer and sell them bred or until bulls are ready to breed? I also thought about selling the calves and running a dry lot for 3-600lb. calves? I would appreciate any advice you can give. [/QUOTE]
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