alexfarms
Well-known member
[/quote]Land cost is the killer. If you can run 'em on cheap land for that extra year the two's can work.[/quote]
I think if you check into it closely, few if any are finishing calves or bulls on cheap land. Most of them are grazing wheat, oats, or improved grasses of some sort. But whatever the land costs, I'd still question if it's profitable instead of adding another cow or two to the herd.[/quote]
It wouldn't pay if you put them on fertilized grasses. The only way it could work is if you just ran them out on cheap grass to let them grow out the extra year. I don't see any reason why anyone would want to finish a breeding bull anyway.
I think if you check into it closely, few if any are finishing calves or bulls on cheap land. Most of them are grazing wheat, oats, or improved grasses of some sort. But whatever the land costs, I'd still question if it's profitable instead of adding another cow or two to the herd.[/quote]
It wouldn't pay if you put them on fertilized grasses. The only way it could work is if you just ran them out on cheap grass to let them grow out the extra year. I don't see any reason why anyone would want to finish a breeding bull anyway.