AggieStudent20
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I've read several posts on this forum about making money will cull cows and I'm looking for advice on possibly entering this market. I've look over many posts and have found there are three main ways people are making money (or attempting to) with cull cows.
1. Buy Cull Cows in fall, overwinter them, sell them in spring at higher weight for higher price
I've heard old timers calling them "corn stalk cows". Buy cull cows in fall when prices are at there lowest, put weight on them and improve body condition over winter and early spring, then sell them at a point around late spring/early summer. To me this seems like the lowest risk enterprise but least reward.
2. Buying Cull Cows, Improving Condition and Selling them as Bred
Similar to the first venture only cows are bred after condition is improved. My issue with this is that not only do you have to improve condition but you also have to worry about breeding the cows in general. Is the extra profit potential worth all the extra work plus extra costs?
3. Buying Older Cow with Calf on her
I've seen guys brag on here about buying cheap cow-calf pairs, raising the calf to weaning weight and selling both the older cow and calf for a large profit. This don't seem as realistic or easy to me as I'm not sure how "cheap" these pairs actually get. Is this actually true? Viable? Overblown?
My issue with any of these is the cull cows themselves. I know generally these animals are generally sick, very old, and/or hot-tempered. I would not want to buy a batch of them to find out they all have bad teeth or Hardware Disease. Can you get them to put on weight or breed back well if treated right? Is there profit in even messing with them? I seen one guy post on here saying generally if you buy 10 cull cows, 3 will put on weight good, 3-4 will not change much and 3 will most likely die. Any truth to this? Any advice and experience would be appreciated.
1. Buy Cull Cows in fall, overwinter them, sell them in spring at higher weight for higher price
I've heard old timers calling them "corn stalk cows". Buy cull cows in fall when prices are at there lowest, put weight on them and improve body condition over winter and early spring, then sell them at a point around late spring/early summer. To me this seems like the lowest risk enterprise but least reward.
2. Buying Cull Cows, Improving Condition and Selling them as Bred
Similar to the first venture only cows are bred after condition is improved. My issue with this is that not only do you have to improve condition but you also have to worry about breeding the cows in general. Is the extra profit potential worth all the extra work plus extra costs?
3. Buying Older Cow with Calf on her
I've seen guys brag on here about buying cheap cow-calf pairs, raising the calf to weaning weight and selling both the older cow and calf for a large profit. This don't seem as realistic or easy to me as I'm not sure how "cheap" these pairs actually get. Is this actually true? Viable? Overblown?
My issue with any of these is the cull cows themselves. I know generally these animals are generally sick, very old, and/or hot-tempered. I would not want to buy a batch of them to find out they all have bad teeth or Hardware Disease. Can you get them to put on weight or breed back well if treated right? Is there profit in even messing with them? I seen one guy post on here saying generally if you buy 10 cull cows, 3 will put on weight good, 3-4 will not change much and 3 will most likely die. Any truth to this? Any advice and experience would be appreciated.