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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 224"><p>Ryan hit the nail on the head. The first thing that you have to know is what you costs are and how your cattle are performing. If your cattle are strictly average, some years you can make money retaining ownership on them through the system and some years (usually the years at the peak of the cattle cycle)you will make more money selling at weaning. If your cattle are truly above average you will just about always make money retaining ownership. If you decide to retain ownership your cattle will perform better if fed as a straight group (all heifers or all steers) as each sex will finish at a different point. If you have above average cattle this means that you could sell some of your heifers as top cut breeding stock and buy good steers to finish your load. Heifers take a week or two longer and their feed conversion rate is not as good as steers. If you feed them as a group you will have to either slaughter your heifers a little on the light side or you will have to overfinish your steers to allow the heifers to reach their maximum potential. If you want more info drop me a line and i will be happy to discuss it with you. I am in the Northwest Texas panhandle just outside of Dalhart, TX so I am somewhat familiar with conditions in your area.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:snefstea@conagrabeef.com">snefstea@conagrabeef.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 224"] Ryan hit the nail on the head. The first thing that you have to know is what you costs are and how your cattle are performing. If your cattle are strictly average, some years you can make money retaining ownership on them through the system and some years (usually the years at the peak of the cattle cycle)you will make more money selling at weaning. If your cattle are truly above average you will just about always make money retaining ownership. If you decide to retain ownership your cattle will perform better if fed as a straight group (all heifers or all steers) as each sex will finish at a different point. If you have above average cattle this means that you could sell some of your heifers as top cut breeding stock and buy good steers to finish your load. Heifers take a week or two longer and their feed conversion rate is not as good as steers. If you feed them as a group you will have to either slaughter your heifers a little on the light side or you will have to overfinish your steers to allow the heifers to reach their maximum potential. If you want more info drop me a line and i will be happy to discuss it with you. I am in the Northwest Texas panhandle just outside of Dalhart, TX so I am somewhat familiar with conditions in your area. [email=snefstea@conagrabeef.com]snefstea@conagrabeef.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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