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<blockquote data-quote="Double R Ranch" data-source="post: 1829634" data-attributes="member: 411"><p>Sold the holstein steer off the our nurse cow today. First time I have ever done that. Always have long weaned calves. He weighed 395 on the scale at 4 months old. $1.42 a pound. He was perfect size for a buyer we know who had an order for that size. Will keep that in mind in the future. Not sure I can say we made money but that's only because of the fire/feed issues that arose after grafting. We figure we broke even at the least. Plus it kept our cow in milk and allowed us to go on vacation. I have started cutting our cows grain back. Really looking forward to that coming to an end. She still has the holstein/Angus heifer on her till the end of the month. Haven't decided her fate yet. I was ready to ship her then she started to settle down and not be so stubborn. However she now has slightly loud breathing. She never showed signs of pneumonia but did have a slight dry cough randomly that was treated a few months ago. We have been hearing about a silent pneumonia going around. Must have been what she had. Odd since we handle her daily. You'd think we would have caught it before "damage". Due to that issue I don't think I should sell her as a home dairy/nurse cow. Not sure if I'll keep her for grafting calves on or not. Decisions. Decisions. </p><p>Thanks again for all the advice. It truly helped and made a huge difference for us and our cow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Double R Ranch, post: 1829634, member: 411"] Sold the holstein steer off the our nurse cow today. First time I have ever done that. Always have long weaned calves. He weighed 395 on the scale at 4 months old. $1.42 a pound. He was perfect size for a buyer we know who had an order for that size. Will keep that in mind in the future. Not sure I can say we made money but that's only because of the fire/feed issues that arose after grafting. We figure we broke even at the least. Plus it kept our cow in milk and allowed us to go on vacation. I have started cutting our cows grain back. Really looking forward to that coming to an end. She still has the holstein/Angus heifer on her till the end of the month. Haven't decided her fate yet. I was ready to ship her then she started to settle down and not be so stubborn. However she now has slightly loud breathing. She never showed signs of pneumonia but did have a slight dry cough randomly that was treated a few months ago. We have been hearing about a silent pneumonia going around. Must have been what she had. Odd since we handle her daily. You'd think we would have caught it before "damage". Due to that issue I don't think I should sell her as a home dairy/nurse cow. Not sure if I'll keep her for grafting calves on or not. Decisions. Decisions. Thanks again for all the advice. It truly helped and made a huge difference for us and our cow. [/QUOTE]
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