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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 791370" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>My dear sir: I believe it is YOUR math that does not add up. I am NOT charging based on the hanging weight but on trimmed boxed and frozen mostly boneless cuts in the box. I also do not hold them to 1200 lb.</p><p></p><p>On a typical 1050 lb steer as I have them trimmed, I usually get a little over 400 lb of beef in the box frozen. In rough numbers that grosses $1600. per steer, not $2800. From that 1600 (not 2800) gross, I pay USDA processing and drive all over creation. I have many other costs you do not when selling at a sale barn. I have made a lot of initial investment in handling facilities, fencing, installing heated waterers in a northern climate, etc. There is the lost opportunity cost of the fact I could be growing corn on this land. I do believe that I can turn a modest and fair profit and return on the investment. Eventually. I like cattle. I like beef. My customers so far really like my beef. No one complains about the price. I could sell more. </p><p></p><p>I think you owe me an apology.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 791370, member: 7509"] My dear sir: I believe it is YOUR math that does not add up. I am NOT charging based on the hanging weight but on trimmed boxed and frozen mostly boneless cuts in the box. I also do not hold them to 1200 lb. On a typical 1050 lb steer as I have them trimmed, I usually get a little over 400 lb of beef in the box frozen. In rough numbers that grosses $1600. per steer, not $2800. From that 1600 (not 2800) gross, I pay USDA processing and drive all over creation. I have many other costs you do not when selling at a sale barn. I have made a lot of initial investment in handling facilities, fencing, installing heated waterers in a northern climate, etc. There is the lost opportunity cost of the fact I could be growing corn on this land. I do believe that I can turn a modest and fair profit and return on the investment. Eventually. I like cattle. I like beef. My customers so far really like my beef. No one complains about the price. I could sell more. I think you owe me an apology. Jim [/QUOTE]
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