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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm2" data-source="post: 200629" data-attributes="member: 2095"><p>IF I am marketing calves off the truck at the sale barn, I would sure rather be selling 60 600 wt calves than 40 750 wt calves. Typically those 6 wt calves are going to bring more per pound than the 750s too. I disagree with Dun on the maintenance question. All the research I have ever seen show maintenance costs increasing at a greater rate that cow weight as cow size increases. You would think that feed costs would increase 50% as you switch from 1200 lb cows to 1800 cows, I think most researchers claim the real cost at about a 60% increase</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm2, post: 200629, member: 2095"] IF I am marketing calves off the truck at the sale barn, I would sure rather be selling 60 600 wt calves than 40 750 wt calves. Typically those 6 wt calves are going to bring more per pound than the 750s too. I disagree with Dun on the maintenance question. All the research I have ever seen show maintenance costs increasing at a greater rate that cow weight as cow size increases. You would think that feed costs would increase 50% as you switch from 1200 lb cows to 1800 cows, I think most researchers claim the real cost at about a 60% increase [/QUOTE]
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