OhioRiver
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How much should you give for an angus calf each if you want to start a small feedlot operation or is the cow/calf operation more profitable.
IluvABbeef":x6wh9jf3 said:Around here it's $100-$112 cwt for ~500 lb feeders steers. IMO, $1.50 ($150 cwt I'm guessing?) is great for selling weaner steers...you could make a fair amount at that price.
And, if your finishing 900-1000 lbers, you'd feed for a few months til they reach 1100 lbs, feeding barley silage, with an expected rate of gain of 3 lbs/day or higher. That's up here in Alta, mind you.
OhioRiver":3gviok74 said:IluvABbeef":3gviok74 said:Around here it's $100-$112 cwt for ~500 lb feeders steers. IMO, $1.50 ($150 cwt I'm guessing?) is great for selling weaner steers...you could make a fair amount at that price.
And, if your finishing 900-1000 lbers, you'd feed for a few months til they reach 1100 lbs, feeding barley silage, with an expected rate of gain of 3 lbs/day or higher. That's up here in Alta, mind you.
I am a tad confused so bear with me. I buy the feeder steers for the 100-112 /cwt rate and sell them around 1100 pounds to the slaughterhouse or what and for what rate per cwt then??
OhioRiver":qr104pg4 said:where can i get good info on all of the feed items and nutrition and vet services i may need to entertain the thought of during this process. I want to start with two angus to see if I can do it. Should they be registered or commercial.
Why do you think anything weighing more than 1100 will bring so little? Is that the way the pay in your region of the world? Here bigger pays better as cattle are actually finished at the heavier weights. Anything sold at that light of a weight here gets bought and taken back to a feedyard to be finished.IluvABbeef":1ic7t2jo said:Sale price to the slaughter plant at that weight would be $88 - $93 cwt (for 900 lbs and over; I'm guessing you'd get less than $88 cwt for 1100 lbers)
somn":21exhbnt said:Why do you think anything weighing more than 1100 will bring so little? Is that the way the pay in your region of the world? Here bigger pays better as cattle are actually finished at the heavier weights. Anything sold at that light of a weight here gets bought and taken back to a feedyard to be finished.IluvABbeef":21exhbnt said:Sale price to the slaughter plant at that weight would be $88 - $93 cwt (for 900 lbs and over; I'm guessing you'd get less than $88 cwt for 1100 lbers)
http://www.lanesborosalesbarn.com/html/ ... ucers.html
somn":1qskvekf said:Why do you think anything weighing more than 1100 will bring so little? Is that the way the pay in your region of the world? Here bigger pays better as cattle are actually finished at the heavier weights. Anything sold at that light of a weight here gets bought and taken back to a feedyard to be finished.IluvABbeef":1qskvekf said:Sale price to the slaughter plant at that weight would be $88 - $93 cwt (for 900 lbs and over; I'm guessing you'd get less than $88 cwt for 1100 lbers)
http://www.lanesborosalesbarn.com/html/ ... ucers.html
IluvABbeef":8nfm5y0d said:somn":8nfm5y0d said:Why do you think anything weighing more than 1100 will bring so little? Is that the way the pay in your region of the world? Here bigger pays better as cattle are actually finished at the heavier weights. Anything sold at that light of a weight here gets bought and taken back to a feedyard to be finished.IluvABbeef":8nfm5y0d said:Sale price to the slaughter plant at that weight would be $88 - $93 cwt (for 900 lbs and over; I'm guessing you'd get less than $88 cwt for 1100 lbers)
http://www.lanesborosalesbarn.com/html/ ... ucers.html
Somn, quit biting my head off, it was just a guess (KEY WORD: Guess...., it doesn't mean I actually KNOW... :roll: )
I guess the rule of the boards is "if you don't know, don't post!" thanks for the link, btw...
OhioRiver":ryyxakwz said:where can i get good info on all of the feed items and nutrition and vet services i may need to entertain the thought of during this process. I want to start with two angus to see if I can do it. Should they be registered or commercial.