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Fall vs Spring
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<blockquote data-quote="anewcomer" data-source="post: 1736908" data-attributes="member: 18748"><p>Think we have discussed this before. Average the calf prices for the last 10-12 years for both spring and fall. See how much difference you come up with. You say the cows calve in good shape, as they should coming off summer grazing. But that grazing is worsening in quality and quantity for the next 83 days when that cow needs to rebreed. That cow's feed requirements are increasing dramatically. You comment that cows are dry when grass starts declining. Late summer, early fall. You need more hay to winter cows with calves, increasing costs. Cows get thin near end of winter, indicating they haven't had enough to eat. There is a market weakness in fall. Why not use that good forage you use to calve and breed on to graze those spring calves to heavier weights? You say there is lack of anything for weaned calves, yet you are calving and weaning on that same grass?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="anewcomer, post: 1736908, member: 18748"] Think we have discussed this before. Average the calf prices for the last 10-12 years for both spring and fall. See how much difference you come up with. You say the cows calve in good shape, as they should coming off summer grazing. But that grazing is worsening in quality and quantity for the next 83 days when that cow needs to rebreed. That cow’s feed requirements are increasing dramatically. You comment that cows are dry when grass starts declining. Late summer, early fall. You need more hay to winter cows with calves, increasing costs. Cows get thin near end of winter, indicating they haven’t had enough to eat. There is a market weakness in fall. Why not use that good forage you use to calve and breed on to graze those spring calves to heavier weights? You say there is lack of anything for weaned calves, yet you are calving and weaning on that same grass? [/QUOTE]
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