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<blockquote data-quote="Rydero" data-source="post: 1660821" data-attributes="member: 38101"><p>I agree if a cow is performing to your standards whatever they may be she can be kept especially if she isn't taking someone's place. By that I mean in my case I'm expanding so no need to cull strictly by age because I want to grow. Someone who isn't growing who has replacements coming up might think differently.</p><p></p><p>The logic of culling the cow based on age is that the chances of a cow's performance declining and or her having health issues that cause her to lose and be unable to gain condition go up drastically as she gets older. It's a numbers game combined with musical chairs - you don't want.to own her when her value goes down. You can replace her while her value is high for only the difference between what you get for her as a cull and what you can replace her for. Depending how you do it maybe $300. Own her when she dies and it's full cost of a bred heifer. Gross income isn't profit and I don't follow how she could possibly make 10x more if you exchange her for a bred heifer for $300. If she dies at your place it likely wipes out the profit for the last 3 calves she had. You can afford that with a pet or in small numbers but it isn't advisable especially when you're dealing in large numbers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rydero, post: 1660821, member: 38101"] I agree if a cow is performing to your standards whatever they may be she can be kept especially if she isn't taking someone's place. By that I mean in my case I'm expanding so no need to cull strictly by age because I want to grow. Someone who isn't growing who has replacements coming up might think differently. The logic of culling the cow based on age is that the chances of a cow's performance declining and or her having health issues that cause her to lose and be unable to gain condition go up drastically as she gets older. It's a numbers game combined with musical chairs - you don't want.to own her when her value goes down. You can replace her while her value is high for only the difference between what you get for her as a cull and what you can replace her for. Depending how you do it maybe $300. Own her when she dies and it's full cost of a bred heifer. Gross income isn't profit and I don't follow how she could possibly make 10x more if you exchange her for a bred heifer for $300. If she dies at your place it likely wipes out the profit for the last 3 calves she had. You can afford that with a pet or in small numbers but it isn't advisable especially when you're dealing in large numbers. [/QUOTE]
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