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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 988355" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>I sold a quarter of my cows too. Common in season cows have dropped to about $1250, and bigger kill cows are now about $1000. I think kill price will go up this spring but I don't really have that kind. A combination of hard cull'in and not buying other peoples heifers can really clean up a herd in two or three years. </p><p></p><p>Little snow this winter. We still drive around in the fields with a pick up. Cleaned the yard out once for snow and that was not really needed.</p><p></p><p>I think the grass will be a little slow this spring but you are right - - we will get enough May rain to make it green. With no soil reserves I don't expect a lot of summer growth except for reed canary meadows. Plan to spray out some bluegrass after one grazing and no till Sorghum Sudan.</p><p></p><p>The long term issue here is all the hay ground that has been plowed up for $7 corn. The cow herd has to go down unless Obama starts giving out free TMRs.</p><p></p><p>I was targeting a 75% stocking rate but that may be too much.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 988355, member: 1715"] I sold a quarter of my cows too. Common in season cows have dropped to about $1250, and bigger kill cows are now about $1000. I think kill price will go up this spring but I don't really have that kind. A combination of hard cull'in and not buying other peoples heifers can really clean up a herd in two or three years. Little snow this winter. We still drive around in the fields with a pick up. Cleaned the yard out once for snow and that was not really needed. I think the grass will be a little slow this spring but you are right - - we will get enough May rain to make it green. With no soil reserves I don't expect a lot of summer growth except for reed canary meadows. Plan to spray out some bluegrass after one grazing and no till Sorghum Sudan. The long term issue here is all the hay ground that has been plowed up for $7 corn. The cow herd has to go down unless Obama starts giving out free TMRs. I was targeting a 75% stocking rate but that may be too much. [/QUOTE]
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