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<blockquote data-quote="bird dog" data-source="post: 1526924" data-attributes="member: 5381"><p>Your big expense with older cows is the one you don't see. They may rebreed but most stop getting bred on time. So next year her calf is good but late and weighs 100 lbs less. So while your "on time" cows brought in cash flow of 800, the old cow that has the light calf only brought in $650. Steve is right, you can't afford to keep her. </p><p></p><p>There are exceptions but not many. Some very well run large ranches sell every cow over 8 years old as a bred cow. This is before they start declining, before they start calving late, and while they will still bring a good price at the sale barn. </p><p>Its okay to let someone else have the last couple of calves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bird dog, post: 1526924, member: 5381"] Your big expense with older cows is the one you don't see. They may rebreed but most stop getting bred on time. So next year her calf is good but late and weighs 100 lbs less. So while your "on time" cows brought in cash flow of 800, the old cow that has the light calf only brought in $650. Steve is right, you can't afford to keep her. There are exceptions but not many. Some very well run large ranches sell every cow over 8 years old as a bred cow. This is before they start declining, before they start calving late, and while they will still bring a good price at the sale barn. Its okay to let someone else have the last couple of calves. [/QUOTE]
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