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<blockquote data-quote="Jogeephus" data-source="post: 675391" data-attributes="member: 4362"><p>Can only give general answers to over generalized questions. The only question I have seen so far is whether or not your friend can make money. The answer to that question is yes BUT he can also lose money.</p><p></p><p>Now that you have added one more tiny bit of information that he is considering stockers let me ask a few questions. </p><p></p><p>1. How does he plan to market the calves?</p><p>2. Where will he buy the calves? Will they be preconditioned or run of the mill stockyard calves.</p><p>3. How well does he know cattle diseases and how to treat them?</p><p>4. Is there a quarantine pen - one with its own water and not water from the communal pond?</p><p>5. How much time can he devote to caring for them especially the first two weeks of arrival?</p><p>6. What is the minimal rate of gain you will need to break even and what is your maximum cost per day you can spend to break even? And can you do it?</p><p>7. What is the backup plan in the event the calves are ready to sell but the market tanks?</p><p>8. How many calves can you afford to lose before you are in the red?</p><p>9. What is the spread between the estimated purchase price of and the target weight price?</p><p></p><p>These are just a few questions I'd be asking myself if I was looking at doing this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jogeephus, post: 675391, member: 4362"] Can only give general answers to over generalized questions. The only question I have seen so far is whether or not your friend can make money. The answer to that question is yes BUT he can also lose money. Now that you have added one more tiny bit of information that he is considering stockers let me ask a few questions. 1. How does he plan to market the calves? 2. Where will he buy the calves? Will they be preconditioned or run of the mill stockyard calves. 3. How well does he know cattle diseases and how to treat them? 4. Is there a quarantine pen - one with its own water and not water from the communal pond? 5. How much time can he devote to caring for them especially the first two weeks of arrival? 6. What is the minimal rate of gain you will need to break even and what is your maximum cost per day you can spend to break even? And can you do it? 7. What is the backup plan in the event the calves are ready to sell but the market tanks? 8. How many calves can you afford to lose before you are in the red? 9. What is the spread between the estimated purchase price of and the target weight price? These are just a few questions I'd be asking myself if I was looking at doing this. [/QUOTE]
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