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<blockquote data-quote="upfrombottom" data-source="post: 815024" data-attributes="member: 13088"><p>"Steers cost less to feed than heifers and are valued higher when finished for slaughter. Bulls are not usually desirable for a backgrounding program because of their behavior and disposition.</p><p>Therefore, most backgrounders castrate bulls upon arrival. Castrating bulls at this stage can drastically reduce gains and can be a significant cost to the backgrounder. Value differences that exist between different weights of feeder steers and heifers are determined by the prevailing costs of growing cattle. The cost of gain is much less in a lighter calf than in a heavier calf. Lighter calves (<600 pounds) generally gain more cost effectively on forages than heavier calves (>700 pounds). Therefore, the lighter feeder calves are more desirable."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="upfrombottom, post: 815024, member: 13088"] "Steers cost less to feed than heifers and are valued higher when finished for slaughter. Bulls are not usually desirable for a backgrounding program because of their behavior and disposition. Therefore, most backgrounders castrate bulls upon arrival. Castrating bulls at this stage can drastically reduce gains and can be a significant cost to the backgrounder. Value differences that exist between different weights of feeder steers and heifers are determined by the prevailing costs of growing cattle. The cost of gain is much less in a lighter calf than in a heavier calf. Lighter calves (<600 pounds) generally gain more cost effectively on forages than heavier calves (>700 pounds). Therefore, the lighter feeder calves are more desirable." [/QUOTE]
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