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OTC Meds Scheduled to become Rx Only
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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1792819" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>You do not see enough of a premium for weaned calves, in the general stockyard market most times to justify the costs to the cow/calf producer. Been there done that.... We have gone both routes and needing separate facilities to wean and feed and contain calves just is not feasible for many of the smaller farmers.... and also for the ones getting older. Taking the calves off the cows and shipping them (trailer weaned) is the only option for many. I don't fault the small farmer for that since we have been there. We have weaned and all the last several groups and with the increase in prices OVERALL right now, it will pay.... but we also have over a 1/2 million in the purchase price of the farm we bought off the widow of our friend that we have been leasing for several years.... and the premium on those calves will not make a spit's worth of difference towards the payments even now.... when unweaned calves are bringing 2.00 plus and the weaned and vacc ones are bringing 2.10 or 2.20 and you have 45-60 days of feed and all in them... it's not economical in most cases.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1792819, member: 25884"] You do not see enough of a premium for weaned calves, in the general stockyard market most times to justify the costs to the cow/calf producer. Been there done that.... We have gone both routes and needing separate facilities to wean and feed and contain calves just is not feasible for many of the smaller farmers.... and also for the ones getting older. Taking the calves off the cows and shipping them (trailer weaned) is the only option for many. I don't fault the small farmer for that since we have been there. We have weaned and all the last several groups and with the increase in prices OVERALL right now, it will pay.... but we also have over a 1/2 million in the purchase price of the farm we bought off the widow of our friend that we have been leasing for several years.... and the premium on those calves will not make a spit's worth of difference towards the payments even now.... when unweaned calves are bringing 2.00 plus and the weaned and vacc ones are bringing 2.10 or 2.20 and you have 45-60 days of feed and all in them... it's not economical in most cases. [/QUOTE]
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