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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 1768547" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>We always have a written cull list and usually sell 15 to 30% of our cows each year. After that the culling decisions get harder and we would rather not sell more cows. But having 100% cows in the herd does not leave you other drought destocking options.</p><p></p><p>By having a significant number of yearlings (who are usually sold off grass in August here) you have some animals that you can sell easily when grass is short. Last year - during a drought - I delayed turning our cattle to pasture, and eventually sold my yearlings right out of the backgrounding yard w/o them ever going to pasture.</p><p></p><p>We are back into drought this fall but hay is cheap due to fewer cows in the area and expensive fuel. So, we are loading up with heifer calves. They may go to grass in the spring, or they may go to a feedlot in the spring...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 1768547, member: 1715"] We always have a written cull list and usually sell 15 to 30% of our cows each year. After that the culling decisions get harder and we would rather not sell more cows. But having 100% cows in the herd does not leave you other drought destocking options. By having a significant number of yearlings (who are usually sold off grass in August here) you have some animals that you can sell easily when grass is short. Last year - during a drought - I delayed turning our cattle to pasture, and eventually sold my yearlings right out of the backgrounding yard w/o them ever going to pasture. We are back into drought this fall but hay is cheap due to fewer cows in the area and expensive fuel. So, we are loading up with heifer calves. They may go to grass in the spring, or they may go to a feedlot in the spring... [/QUOTE]
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