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<blockquote data-quote="Susie David" data-source="post: 689898" data-attributes="member: 1744"><p>We have culled down to a handfull of cows & heifers and plan to put a few stockers on the payroll for next spring and fall production beef. With the hay prices falling like they have we could rebuild the herd but that will put retirement back a few years and quite frankly, I'm getting tired of the winters up here and am looking to cut back on the operation. Folks are not buying beef like they have in past years. My biggest seller at the farmer's markets are dog bones...sell sixty pounds a weekend. People are treating the mutt but hold back on buying a steak for themselves instead buy a couple pounds of ground beef. </p><p>Will most likely buy a few bred cows at the sale barn this December when prices are the lowest and some steers if the price is right and the animal is from a good producer. I figure that from conception to slaughter it costs about thirteen hundred dollars to raise a good grass finished steer...yeah, grass finished, our customer base is pretty choosy about their beef and we accomodate. At these prices going to a stocker operation would save some froghides. Alot of decisions to be made this fall, any open gals in Sept will be gone and this will be a big factor in our plans.</p><p>And thats my two bits...asked for or not. Dave Mc</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Susie David, post: 689898, member: 1744"] We have culled down to a handfull of cows & heifers and plan to put a few stockers on the payroll for next spring and fall production beef. With the hay prices falling like they have we could rebuild the herd but that will put retirement back a few years and quite frankly, I'm getting tired of the winters up here and am looking to cut back on the operation. Folks are not buying beef like they have in past years. My biggest seller at the farmer's markets are dog bones...sell sixty pounds a weekend. People are treating the mutt but hold back on buying a steak for themselves instead buy a couple pounds of ground beef. Will most likely buy a few bred cows at the sale barn this December when prices are the lowest and some steers if the price is right and the animal is from a good producer. I figure that from conception to slaughter it costs about thirteen hundred dollars to raise a good grass finished steer...yeah, grass finished, our customer base is pretty choosy about their beef and we accomodate. At these prices going to a stocker operation would save some froghides. Alot of decisions to be made this fall, any open gals in Sept will be gone and this will be a big factor in our plans. And thats my two bits...asked for or not. Dave Mc [/QUOTE]
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