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cost of raising heifer to be bred vs buying bred cow
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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 741992" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>Seems to me that with a bred cow you are getting a cow that has already calved, knows the ropes and more of a known article. With heifers you have no idea what you are getting. It is also going to take a year and a half before you get a calf, if then. The bred cow is probably due in 6 months or less? In the end the cost may not be very different. Depends a bit on what the cow has been bred to, also. A young cow but a cow that has already calved successfully and bred back is worth much more than a 300-400 lb heifer. I would tend to lean toward the (known) quality rather than quantity when starting out. jmho. Goodluck.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 741992, member: 7509"] Seems to me that with a bred cow you are getting a cow that has already calved, knows the ropes and more of a known article. With heifers you have no idea what you are getting. It is also going to take a year and a half before you get a calf, if then. The bred cow is probably due in 6 months or less? In the end the cost may not be very different. Depends a bit on what the cow has been bred to, also. A young cow but a cow that has already calved successfully and bred back is worth much more than a 300-400 lb heifer. I would tend to lean toward the (known) quality rather than quantity when starting out. jmho. Goodluck. Jim [/QUOTE]
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