Stocker Steve
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Cow/Calf numbers did not look great last year. Farm Business Management just published the northern Minnesota 2019 per cow numbers - - they averaged $646 direct expenses plus $182 of overhead vs. $605 income. Och. Good thing we are all above average on CT! :cowboy: I myself have a 150% calf crop this spring. Some would point out that I only calved out two cows so far, producing a nice bull calf and a pair of live twins, but I am trying to stay positive.
Figur'in folks would look past per cow numbers to focus on net per acre, so you can compare to other options like $2.50 corn. I did that last year and decided to run more yearlings. They look really good in the pen but I am showing a paper loss so far. Stay tuned.
With production numbers like this I decided to focus more on pandemic marketing. I have been selling freezer beef and some sort off animals on CL. Da wife is running out of places to stash the cash and thinks we are wildly profitable. :banana: Good thing she does not do the enterprize analysis.
Figur'in folks would look past per cow numbers to focus on net per acre, so you can compare to other options like $2.50 corn. I did that last year and decided to run more yearlings. They look really good in the pen but I am showing a paper loss so far. Stay tuned.
With production numbers like this I decided to focus more on pandemic marketing. I have been selling freezer beef and some sort off animals on CL. Da wife is running out of places to stash the cash and thinks we are wildly profitable. :banana: Good thing she does not do the enterprize analysis.