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<blockquote data-quote="IluvABbeef" data-source="post: 280648" data-attributes="member: 3739"><p>It does feel a bit empty when they're gone, but within a week or so there's new calves coming in off the truck bawling their heads off for their mommas for a few days, then they quieten down.</p><p></p><p>Now about why we keep them so long: You sure asked a hard question for me; I honestly don't know. But I think it's because of the feed we give them, it's not the real high quality diet that feedlots feed them to fatten them up in a 120 days or so or however long it takes to get them big enough to be shipped to the slaughter plant. Then again, we feed them good barley silage in the winter (they love the stuff) that get them growing quite a bit along with timothy-alfalfa mix hay. </p><p></p><p>Brain fart: profit. THAT's why we keep them so long, get more money off a 1000 pound animal than a 600 pounder. (Say cattle prices are about 1.43 per pound for animals that are 900-1000 lbs; multiply that with a 1000 lb animal, and multiply THAT with 100 of those animals with the same weight, and you get where I'm going! :nod: <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />) Maybe you get more from a fat 600 pounder, but that's what I believe is the main reson.</p><p></p><p>Counter productive in the winter? Nah! Keeps dad busy, and the winters less lonely when there's animals to care for and feed. And to look at. Besides, we stock pile lots of bales and make a huge silage pit for winter feeding, so it's productive management as far as I'm concerned!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IluvABbeef, post: 280648, member: 3739"] It does feel a bit empty when they're gone, but within a week or so there's new calves coming in off the truck bawling their heads off for their mommas for a few days, then they quieten down. Now about why we keep them so long: You sure asked a hard question for me; I honestly don't know. But I think it's because of the feed we give them, it's not the real high quality diet that feedlots feed them to fatten them up in a 120 days or so or however long it takes to get them big enough to be shipped to the slaughter plant. Then again, we feed them good barley silage in the winter (they love the stuff) that get them growing quite a bit along with timothy-alfalfa mix hay. Brain fart: profit. THAT's why we keep them so long, get more money off a 1000 pound animal than a 600 pounder. (Say cattle prices are about 1.43 per pound for animals that are 900-1000 lbs; multiply that with a 1000 lb animal, and multiply THAT with 100 of those animals with the same weight, and you get where I'm going! :nod: :D) Maybe you get more from a fat 600 pounder, but that's what I believe is the main reson. Counter productive in the winter? Nah! Keeps dad busy, and the winters less lonely when there's animals to care for and feed. And to look at. Besides, we stock pile lots of bales and make a huge silage pit for winter feeding, so it's productive management as far as I'm concerned! [/QUOTE]
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