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<blockquote data-quote="stocky" data-source="post: 90947" data-attributes="member: 1150"><p>guess i will throw my 2 cents worth in here. 30 steers on 3 acres would be like a feed lot and would need to be treated as such, with cleaning and water concerns. that shouldnt be a problem.</p><p> the hay will have good food value for almost no cost, however you will have to feed grain to supplement to get good gain.</p><p> the main concern at this stage is the investment in the calves. i am not sure what weight you are going to buy those calves. if you take them past 800 lbs the price per pound drops alot unless you have an outlet for fed beef. but, if you intend to feed 10 months you are probably looking at buying at 500 lbs and finsishing them out. those 500 lb steers will cost you 650 each right now. can you fork out 20,000 for calves for 10 months? if the market holds and you can sell the 1200 lbs for 1,100 each, that is 450 and good profit with cheap feed. if the market drops back to mid 70's by then it is 825 and 175 which wont leave much profit-----i like the idea, i just dont like the gamble of buying cattle at the highest price in history to keep for more than a few months----just my thoughts on the ups and downs, but steers might be your only shot with just the 3 acres</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stocky, post: 90947, member: 1150"] guess i will throw my 2 cents worth in here. 30 steers on 3 acres would be like a feed lot and would need to be treated as such, with cleaning and water concerns. that shouldnt be a problem. the hay will have good food value for almost no cost, however you will have to feed grain to supplement to get good gain. the main concern at this stage is the investment in the calves. i am not sure what weight you are going to buy those calves. if you take them past 800 lbs the price per pound drops alot unless you have an outlet for fed beef. but, if you intend to feed 10 months you are probably looking at buying at 500 lbs and finsishing them out. those 500 lb steers will cost you 650 each right now. can you fork out 20,000 for calves for 10 months? if the market holds and you can sell the 1200 lbs for 1,100 each, that is 450 and good profit with cheap feed. if the market drops back to mid 70's by then it is 825 and 175 which wont leave much profit-----i like the idea, i just dont like the gamble of buying cattle at the highest price in history to keep for more than a few months----just my thoughts on the ups and downs, but steers might be your only shot with just the 3 acres [/QUOTE]
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