rakr":24odhyb6 said:
I'm trying to track down a thread on annual cow/calf costs <$100/hd. I stumbled upon it once, but didn't care to mark it at the time. I'm in Georgia am just getting started, and would like to start with the best practices.
Or if anyone cares to share their personal experience, that would be appreciated as well.
Thanks
Well, here is the best way for you to figure it out.
Take some money - you pick the figure.
Put it in the bank.
Buy, raise, feed and sell your cattle using that money.
Do not add any money to the account unless it comes from the cows.
If at the end of the year there is still money there you are doing good.
Yes I know there is an asset on four legs in the field, but you cannot spend it unless you sell it.
If you can raise an animal for 100 bucks a year I can name a few ranches that would hire you in a heartbeat
Best of luck - plan on two bucks a day as your start point per animal - more if you are really a beginner and have nothing but a fenced field to put them in
Best to you
Bez