newbie question...

[Sniper338]

On market reports you see example

200lbs - 300lbs , 335-360

What exactly is this saying?

200 -300lbs calves sold for between $335 and $360?

But then you see example:

800lbs to 900lbs 265-350


A bigger calf would sell for more right... thats why i dont understand how this is all read..

 

[denvermartinfarms]

The 800lbs to 900lbs 265-350 makes no sense. What sale is this?

 

[LRTX1]

Those are per 100 lbs or put a decimal in there 3.35 and it's per lb.

 

[Sniper338]

Those are per 100 lbs or put a decimal in there 3.35 and it's per lb.

After more research I think the market reports here are missing the decimal... I tihnk they are trying to say like $2.50 - $3.50 a lb

 

[LRTX1]

Same thing as saying $250 -$350 per 100lbs

 

[HDRider]

All of them I remember are in 100 weight.

 

[Sniper338]

That makes since

 

[Ojp6]

If somebody is selling something weighing 800-900 for 2.65 - 3.50 I can have as many as they can sell there by tommorrow night.

 

[BC]

Here is the calf market from the sale I went to Saturday:

Steers
Wt Price
300 down: 3.19- 3.92
300 - 400: 3.25 - 3.89
400 - 500: 2.75- 3.64
500 - 600: 2.45 - 2.93
600 -700: 2.23 - 2.62
700 - 800: 2.05 - 2.31

Heifers

300 down: 3.25 - 4.30
300 - 400: 3.25 - 3.87
400 - 500: 2.53 - 2.99
500 - 600: 2.44 - 2.67
600 - 700: 2.23 - 2.46
700 - 800: 1.82 - 2.10

 

[Sniper338]

Here is the calf market from the sale I went to Saturday:

Steers
Wt Price
300 down: 3.19- 3.92
300 - 400: 3.25 - 3.89
400 - 500: 2.75- 3.64
500 - 600: 2.45 - 2.93
600 -700: 2.23 - 2.62
700 - 800: 2.05 - 2.31

Heifers

300 down: 3.25 - 4.30
300 - 400: 3.25 - 3.87
400 - 500: 2.53 - 2.99
500 - 600: 2.44 - 2.67
600 - 700: 2.23 - 2.46
700 - 800: 1.82 - 2.10

Thats dang good money in my case on a small scale like I want to do... I'm not doing it for a living, anything made is all just extra play money, invest it, buy a boat to go fishing kind of money... I'm just sitting back and watching prices though trying to figure out where the best place to start is and its looking like smaller calves to save money, or pairs..

 

[AllForage]

^. You are joking right?? If it was that easy everyone here would be driving Mercedes and relaxing in our hot tubs day.

Get some cows for the silver platter ranch and report back a year from now.