johndeerefarmer
Well-known member
Well after three years of drought I am down to less than half my normal carrying capacity and need to expand. In the past I have always kept my heifer calves back and used them for replacements. This new Angus bull however for the last two years has given me about 85% bulls- I can't complain about the price I get for the calves, I just don't have any heifers to retain.
I am looking at either buying bred heifers or weaned heifers.
I can buy spring calving Angus heifers for $1600-1800 per head (plus shipping). If I buy them now I of course will have to feed them hay from about the middle of Nov to middle of March. Better to buy them now? Or buy them in the spring for a higher price?
Other option is buying some weaned heifers but if I can't find some that have been pre-weaned and preconditioned, I might lose a few and at $1000 a heifer sounds like would be cheaper to go with the bred heifers? Plus I won't get any calves until 2015.
What do you think?
Oh and for you fortune tellers- is next year going to bet a wet one here in north Texas? :lol:
I am looking at either buying bred heifers or weaned heifers.
I can buy spring calving Angus heifers for $1600-1800 per head (plus shipping). If I buy them now I of course will have to feed them hay from about the middle of Nov to middle of March. Better to buy them now? Or buy them in the spring for a higher price?
Other option is buying some weaned heifers but if I can't find some that have been pre-weaned and preconditioned, I might lose a few and at $1000 a heifer sounds like would be cheaper to go with the bred heifers? Plus I won't get any calves until 2015.
What do you think?
Oh and for you fortune tellers- is next year going to bet a wet one here in north Texas? :lol: