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<blockquote data-quote="Warren Allison" data-source="post: 1798588" data-attributes="member: 40587"><p>IMO, for a commercial cow/calf operation. you can buy a young cow, not heifer, a lot cheaper than you can grow one for the 2 years before she has her first calf. That cow will give you 2 calves in the time it take for the retained heifer to have 1. Three, if you buy a heavy bred cow. Or a 3 n 1 cow/calf pair. Not every cow in the sale is a cull. Someone is selling out every day, and taking quality cattle to an auction. Down here, most people calve year round and leave their bull in year round, and trailer=wean the calves, heifers and steers alike, when they carry them to the sale at about 6 mos old.</p><p> So, there is no worry about heifers bred to young, daughters getting bred to their sires, etc. Like Kenny said, right now those heifers could bring $1000 or more. So if you keep one, there's $1000 in lost revenue you have in her. Then add the cost of raising her from 6 mos old to 2yr's old before she calves. Let's say you sold those 5 for only enough to buy three 7 mos bred cows. Those 5 heifers could give you 5 calves in 18 months or so. Those 3 heavy breds would give you 6 in the same amount of time. What breed(s) of cows do you have?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Warren Allison, post: 1798588, member: 40587"] IMO, for a commercial cow/calf operation. you can buy a young cow, not heifer, a lot cheaper than you can grow one for the 2 years before she has her first calf. That cow will give you 2 calves in the time it take for the retained heifer to have 1. Three, if you buy a heavy bred cow. Or a 3 n 1 cow/calf pair. Not every cow in the sale is a cull. Someone is selling out every day, and taking quality cattle to an auction. Down here, most people calve year round and leave their bull in year round, and trailer=wean the calves, heifers and steers alike, when they carry them to the sale at about 6 mos old. So, there is no worry about heifers bred to young, daughters getting bred to their sires, etc. Like Kenny said, right now those heifers could bring $1000 or more. So if you keep one, there's $1000 in lost revenue you have in her. Then add the cost of raising her from 6 mos old to 2yr's old before she calves. Let's say you sold those 5 for only enough to buy three 7 mos bred cows. Those 5 heifers could give you 5 calves in 18 months or so. Those 3 heavy breds would give you 6 in the same amount of time. What breed(s) of cows do you have? [/QUOTE]
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