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<blockquote data-quote="Dave" data-source="post: 1829802" data-attributes="member: 498"><p>So here is a picture of this years cows. On 61 cows I average right about $1,225. I am certain they average weighing more than 1,200 pounds. So without doing a bunch of paper work to find the exact weight I will say they average 1,225 pounds. So a dollar per pound. That is just barely above kill price. You just can't buy them any cheaper. A couple cents a pound more is $1.02. Hmmmm. I will be out bidding you at that price. My self imposed limit is $1,400. So on that 1,225 pound cow that is $1.14. But I haven't had to pay that. I have seen some sell for more than that and I watched them go. I am not afraid to buy a thin cow or one that is off for some reason. But I most certainly buy real good cows that I can get bought cheap enough. The price I pay doesn't make a cow any better or worse.</p><p>I counted this morning while feeding. There is 4 Charolais cross cows and 8 red hided cows. The rest are black or black whitefaced cows. This year the calves will be mixed because who know what the bulls were. But if I were to put good black bulls with them I would get a calf crop which will sell at or very near the top of the market. If that were my plan I could get 2 to 5 more calves out of these cows (they are not all broken mouth). And in 2021 they split steers into 3 groups by weight. 2 of those 3 were the top selling calves in their weight group that day. The heifers were a cent or two off the absolute top that day. And those calves came out of cheap cows.</p><p>I guess I should have gone in for some close up picture of individuals.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]37990[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave, post: 1829802, member: 498"] So here is a picture of this years cows. On 61 cows I average right about $1,225. I am certain they average weighing more than 1,200 pounds. So without doing a bunch of paper work to find the exact weight I will say they average 1,225 pounds. So a dollar per pound. That is just barely above kill price. You just can't buy them any cheaper. A couple cents a pound more is $1.02. Hmmmm. I will be out bidding you at that price. My self imposed limit is $1,400. So on that 1,225 pound cow that is $1.14. But I haven't had to pay that. I have seen some sell for more than that and I watched them go. I am not afraid to buy a thin cow or one that is off for some reason. But I most certainly buy real good cows that I can get bought cheap enough. The price I pay doesn't make a cow any better or worse. I counted this morning while feeding. There is 4 Charolais cross cows and 8 red hided cows. The rest are black or black whitefaced cows. This year the calves will be mixed because who know what the bulls were. But if I were to put good black bulls with them I would get a calf crop which will sell at or very near the top of the market. If that were my plan I could get 2 to 5 more calves out of these cows (they are not all broken mouth). And in 2021 they split steers into 3 groups by weight. 2 of those 3 were the top selling calves in their weight group that day. The heifers were a cent or two off the absolute top that day. And those calves came out of cheap cows. I guess I should have gone in for some close up picture of individuals. [ATTACH type="full"]37990[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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