It won't hurt to talk to the people who are initiating the offer. Having 'been there-done that', I wanted to let you know. I, too, was paid top steer price for the current week the owner requested delivery + a $350-500 bonus. I can't remember how much. Also, delivery to the owner was on me. At the time of delivery, the calves were visually evaluated and walked across a scale. Anything with a spot in the eye, any blemish, anything under 550lbs was put back on my trailer and became mine. That's where the creep feeding came in. The owner pretty much demanded creep so the calves would reach weight. They were to be delivered the middle of July.
I believe we were $$$ responsible for setting up the cows. The drugs, the heat patches. When it came time to heat detect, I had the list of cows and I used highlighters in different colors to categorize the cows . So, Monday morning, all cows in heat were marked with blue. Monday evening cows were green and so on. I checked heats Monday morning, Monday evening, Tuesday morning, Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. Generally, the cows that came in Wednesday morning were not used. It's important to keep the cows accurately identified-example: Monday morning heat from Monday evening from Tuesday morning,etc-because when she was 'in' determines the age of the egg that's implanted. Embryologist shows up about 7 days later to put eggs in. He appreciates good help and good facilities. Cross Country Genetics put in the eggs.
Make darn sure no bull can possibly get to the cows. That'll mess everything up for sure :nod: A good horse made this easier. There are also restrictions on trailering the cows. Do it immediately or you have to wait something like a month..if you are wanting to move them to summer pasture.