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<blockquote data-quote="Lee VanRoss" data-source="post: 1708459" data-attributes="member: 40072"><p><strong>Bigfoot> </strong>Other than color, which is a matter of choice, I agree with your analogy. From my own experience I have found</p><p>the tighter you can cull in the beginning the quicker you will show a profit. In my example above I would definitely keep</p><p>every cow that had a bull calf in the first 30 days over anything calving in the 2nd 30 days.</p><p></p><p>Considering that holding inventory together the first two years to be the most critical I would in all probability keep what I</p><p>thought was the best of the 2nd 30 day cows. [I would not keep their calves due to being 2 years out of production]</p><p>With 1/2 blood mothers you will have 3/4 blood calves on the ground the first go around but still 2 years away from 7/8's.</p><p></p><p>From my own experience I know a 3/4 angus-corriente can easily go over 900 lb in 12 months and hopefully grade choice</p><p>in 4 to 6 months. (It has been 20 years since I finished any steers and not sure my heart would stand the strain again!)</p><p>Probably the best answer to the question originally posted is be young, optimistic and blessed! <strong>LVR</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lee VanRoss, post: 1708459, member: 40072"] [B]Bigfoot> [/B]Other than color, which is a matter of choice, I agree with your analogy. From my own experience I have found the tighter you can cull in the beginning the quicker you will show a profit. In my example above I would definitely keep every cow that had a bull calf in the first 30 days over anything calving in the 2nd 30 days. Considering that holding inventory together the first two years to be the most critical I would in all probability keep what I thought was the best of the 2nd 30 day cows. [I would not keep their calves due to being 2 years out of production] With 1/2 blood mothers you will have 3/4 blood calves on the ground the first go around but still 2 years away from 7/8's. From my own experience I know a 3/4 angus-corriente can easily go over 900 lb in 12 months and hopefully grade choice in 4 to 6 months. (It has been 20 years since I finished any steers and not sure my heart would stand the strain again!) Probably the best answer to the question originally posted is be young, optimistic and blessed! [B]LVR[/B] [/QUOTE]
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