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<blockquote data-quote="Rmc" data-source="post: 1782113" data-attributes="member: 39072"><p>Selling lighter calves actually pencils out better for us when using all costs of the cow throughout the year. Here is why the last 4-5 years we have sold lighter calves. We have sold to same buyer last 4 years. We get a premium above highest price of average of two closest auctions from the last weeks sale. Which means we decide when to sell and know how much we are getting. Selling early leaves more forage available . Cow gains weight on forage . Both those factors mean we have to feed less hay to that cow throughout the winter. Have you looked at the cost of feed lately. When you feed 100-120 days a year? $200-300 dollars a ton hay . If you reduce the amount of feed you feed a cow even by 1/2 Ton that is $100-150 savings. Doesn't take long to pencil out better to sell light when you add in additional price per lb , additional forage that can increase carrying capacity, reduced amount of hay fed to cow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rmc, post: 1782113, member: 39072"] Selling lighter calves actually pencils out better for us when using all costs of the cow throughout the year. Here is why the last 4-5 years we have sold lighter calves. We have sold to same buyer last 4 years. We get a premium above highest price of average of two closest auctions from the last weeks sale. Which means we decide when to sell and know how much we are getting. Selling early leaves more forage available . Cow gains weight on forage . Both those factors mean we have to feed less hay to that cow throughout the winter. Have you looked at the cost of feed lately. When you feed 100-120 days a year? $200-300 dollars a ton hay . If you reduce the amount of feed you feed a cow even by 1/2 Ton that is $100-150 savings. Doesn’t take long to pencil out better to sell light when you add in additional price per lb , additional forage that can increase carrying capacity, reduced amount of hay fed to cow. [/QUOTE]
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