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<blockquote data-quote="plumber_greg" data-source="post: 804796" data-attributes="member: 9115"><p>I agree with oakcreek and TB. Many times someone will say how low their cost of production is and then when asked about it, you find that there is a lot of expenses that they don't charge to the cattle. Land charge, deprecation, equipment cost cuz' it's paid for, loss of oportunity. Your cattle cost isn't just what you paid out of your pocket this year to put the calves in the salebarn.</p><p> THe only thing I would add to their statements is, even if you have to buy less cattle, still buy quality. Nothing takes longer to straighten out than a bunch of short and solid cattle bought in the sale barn. It takes generations to change quality, buy it when you get into it. Let someone else do the work grunt for you and improve their genetics. Don't aim for the top 15% of the sale, aim for the top. It costs no more to produce the top than it does the bottom in most cases. Case in point, how many of have sold dinks at the salebarn, cost just as much to produce them as our best ones. My opinion only gs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="plumber_greg, post: 804796, member: 9115"] I agree with oakcreek and TB. Many times someone will say how low their cost of production is and then when asked about it, you find that there is a lot of expenses that they don't charge to the cattle. Land charge, deprecation, equipment cost cuz' it's paid for, loss of oportunity. Your cattle cost isn't just what you paid out of your pocket this year to put the calves in the salebarn. THe only thing I would add to their statements is, even if you have to buy less cattle, still buy quality. Nothing takes longer to straighten out than a bunch of short and solid cattle bought in the sale barn. It takes generations to change quality, buy it when you get into it. Let someone else do the work grunt for you and improve their genetics. Don't aim for the top 15% of the sale, aim for the top. It costs no more to produce the top than it does the bottom in most cases. Case in point, how many of have sold dinks at the salebarn, cost just as much to produce them as our best ones. My opinion only gs [/QUOTE]
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