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<blockquote data-quote="cypressfarms" data-source="post: 287795" data-attributes="member: 2653"><p>Caustic, your 100% correct. There are many hidden costs that people don't see. Example: it costs me 5% everytime I sell a calf at the auction. However, I think if some of the newbies can start putting numbers down and doing the math, they will see that it's not the "cake walk" that many have thought.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Preston, </p><p></p><p>I've thought about the ADG a good bit. Most of my cows are commercial brangus or beefmaster. They are bred to affordable (to me) bulls. Another words, there are no "curve benders" in my pasture. I have thought of a.i.'ing to some of the big name bulls to test and see if the ADG would go up. Normally my ADG would be just above 2.0, but I did have several heifers calve this year, and they always seem to bring in smaller calves the first time around. I do not creep feed. If I did, I'm sure the ADG would improve, but it's hard for me to justify the cost.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cypressfarms, post: 287795, member: 2653"] Caustic, your 100% correct. There are many hidden costs that people don't see. Example: it costs me 5% everytime I sell a calf at the auction. However, I think if some of the newbies can start putting numbers down and doing the math, they will see that it's not the "cake walk" that many have thought. Preston, I've thought about the ADG a good bit. Most of my cows are commercial brangus or beefmaster. They are bred to affordable (to me) bulls. Another words, there are no "curve benders" in my pasture. I have thought of a.i.'ing to some of the big name bulls to test and see if the ADG would go up. Normally my ADG would be just above 2.0, but I did have several heifers calve this year, and they always seem to bring in smaller calves the first time around. I do not creep feed. If I did, I'm sure the ADG would improve, but it's hard for me to justify the cost. [/QUOTE]
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