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<blockquote data-quote="angus9259" data-source="post: 573530" data-attributes="member: 7398"><p>I started on 10 acres. I tried everything from stockers to finishing to cow/calf. The most profit I ever got off 10 acres was fall calving a 6 head cow / calf arrangement. Fall calving was key though. It allowed me to get a good bull for less money and bring the calves from weanlings through feedlot on grass. Calves hit in August giving momma fall grass and sold the following June when the spring grass was all ate up. That would also allow you to use those corn stalks for wintering and increase your profitability more. I would also be VERY VERY selective about my cows and breeding. Wean weight and yearling weight can vary by 100 - 200 lbs per calf depending on the bull and cows. That's all the profit. It also made a big difference when I broke the pasture up as mentioned in a previous post.</p><p></p><p>I still operate that way, but my acreage has increased and I've gone to seedstock which has pushed me to spring calving.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="angus9259, post: 573530, member: 7398"] I started on 10 acres. I tried everything from stockers to finishing to cow/calf. The most profit I ever got off 10 acres was fall calving a 6 head cow / calf arrangement. Fall calving was key though. It allowed me to get a good bull for less money and bring the calves from weanlings through feedlot on grass. Calves hit in August giving momma fall grass and sold the following June when the spring grass was all ate up. That would also allow you to use those corn stalks for wintering and increase your profitability more. I would also be VERY VERY selective about my cows and breeding. Wean weight and yearling weight can vary by 100 - 200 lbs per calf depending on the bull and cows. That's all the profit. It also made a big difference when I broke the pasture up as mentioned in a previous post. I still operate that way, but my acreage has increased and I've gone to seedstock which has pushed me to spring calving. [/QUOTE]
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