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<blockquote data-quote="forageconverter" data-source="post: 388135" data-attributes="member: 6466"><p>I don't know if it's a nation-wide rule of thumb, but in this area, people cull by the 'three O' rule: Old, Open, or Ornery. You might also consider early weaning all your claves and selling them. If you wait until the time everyone starts selling off, even your best, most productive cows will only sell as weigh cows, probably no higher than $0.40 per lb.</p><p></p><p>Plus, since you are in the worse drought ever according to the weather service, you will probably need to feed hay for twice as long as normal. Meaning, if you currently have 2/3 of your normal hay crop, you probably only have enough hay for 1/3 of your cattle, or I should say enough hay for 1/3 of your normal feed requirements, as a cow with a calf weaned off her will require less feed.</p><p></p><p>Culling can be hard to do, but, whether you are in a drought or not, culling is probably the most important practice a cattleman can do to remain profitable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="forageconverter, post: 388135, member: 6466"] I don’t know if it’s a nation-wide rule of thumb, but in this area, people cull by the ‘three O’ rule: Old, Open, or Ornery. You might also consider early weaning all your claves and selling them. If you wait until the time everyone starts selling off, even your best, most productive cows will only sell as weigh cows, probably no higher than $0.40 per lb. Plus, since you are in the worse drought ever according to the weather service, you will probably need to feed hay for twice as long as normal. Meaning, if you currently have 2/3 of your normal hay crop, you probably only have enough hay for 1/3 of your cattle, or I should say enough hay for 1/3 of your normal feed requirements, as a cow with a calf weaned off her will require less feed. Culling can be hard to do, but, whether you are in a drought or not, culling is probably the most important practice a cattleman can do to remain profitable. [/QUOTE]
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