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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 1153151" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>I think the change in beef prices means you have to revisit your culling criteria. I know i would like to have back some of the cows I culled last fall. I corralled two cows last week and they pregged open... I would have culled them both in the past.</p><p>One was 10 yrs old, and we will miss her, but she went to town. Cleared $1,689.</p><p>One was a smaller easy 4 yrs old who raised her calf plus an orphan last year. So she got a Cidr instead of a ride. We have surplus grass THIS year, but a long artic vortex winters. I expect it to cost me $295 out of pocket (no fixed costs included) to carry her. So if she settles there is an estimated $1430 kill price plus $295 out of pocket = $1725 heavy bred. I can buy cows for less than this but they are not "proven"... I think the econ optimizers would say to sell her and buy back a 1.5 light weight stockers, :nod: but I like this cow and it is hard to find good half a stocker.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 1153151, member: 1715"] I think the change in beef prices means you have to revisit your culling criteria. I know i would like to have back some of the cows I culled last fall. I corralled two cows last week and they pregged open... I would have culled them both in the past. One was 10 yrs old, and we will miss her, but she went to town. Cleared $1,689. One was a smaller easy 4 yrs old who raised her calf plus an orphan last year. So she got a Cidr instead of a ride. We have surplus grass THIS year, but a long artic vortex winters. I expect it to cost me $295 out of pocket (no fixed costs included) to carry her. So if she settles there is an estimated $1430 kill price plus $295 out of pocket = $1725 heavy bred. I can buy cows for less than this but they are not "proven"... I think the econ optimizers would say to sell her and buy back a 1.5 light weight stockers, :nod: but I like this cow and it is hard to find good half a stocker. [/QUOTE]
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