Bigdog13;
I left a similar job description just this past year.
Location was Colorado, 25 hd. cow/calf grass fed operation. We held over yearlings to sell to a grass finisher for direct marketing. Most of our hay was put up by a custom operator for sale to horsy people, we retained some of the rank grass for winter feeding. Job also included general ranch maintenance, equipment repairs, A.I.ing, weekly cattle moves and temporary fence building, flood irrigation, mowing, building repairs, daily corral cleaning and whatever the ranch owner or his wife came up with.
It was not a profitable ranch, it was a lifestyle ranch. Owners resided year round there. I would describe the job more of a care taker position with some ranching duties.
My compensation was 25K per year plus modest home, ranch p/u truck and fuel (strictly for ranch business), internet and electric, and time off if scheduled in advance and if schedule permitted it.
No health insurance, retirement or other benefits.
Part time work but 7 days a week, year in and year out.
This was a pretty typical arrangement in that part of Colorado.
I think it was fair compensation, would be more so if the employee was allowed to leave the ranch for other work as long as the ranch obligations were completed first. Would be a pretty good deal if the boss(es) didn't live there all the time. Kind of hard when you or them has a bad day/week and your still eyeball to eyeball with them with nowhere to hide.
Hope this helps.
