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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 1425229" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>More inputs can pay off when commodity prices are high. Seems like there are 3 to 4 high priced years in a 10 to 12 year price cycle. Problem is some folks an get into high input high stocking rate habits and are not able to adjust when prices drop. Hate to buy stuff and be wrong 75% of the time.</p><p></p><p>Experts talk about having a group of cattle that go when there is weather drought. Same topic applies when there is an economic drought. Market is telling us they want less beef. Ideally you have something else to produce that is profitable and still covers the overhead.</p><p></p><p>Optimizing stocking rate can get to be complicated because you are messing with both lb/acre and lb/head/day over multiple seasons. I think you may be best off with an outline of a plan, then measure weights and forage periodically to help know when to pull the trigger. </p><p></p><p>I cut my cow herd 27% and increased number of yearlings. Overall stocking rate is down about 15%. Planning to do more backgrounding this fall. Very much a work in progress.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 1425229, member: 1715"] More inputs can pay off when commodity prices are high. Seems like there are 3 to 4 high priced years in a 10 to 12 year price cycle. Problem is some folks an get into high input high stocking rate habits and are not able to adjust when prices drop. Hate to buy stuff and be wrong 75% of the time. Experts talk about having a group of cattle that go when there is weather drought. Same topic applies when there is an economic drought. Market is telling us they want less beef. Ideally you have something else to produce that is profitable and still covers the overhead. Optimizing stocking rate can get to be complicated because you are messing with both lb/acre and lb/head/day over multiple seasons. I think you may be best off with an outline of a plan, then measure weights and forage periodically to help know when to pull the trigger. I cut my cow herd 27% and increased number of yearlings. Overall stocking rate is down about 15%. Planning to do more backgrounding this fall. Very much a work in progress. [/QUOTE]
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