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<blockquote data-quote="kjonesel" data-source="post: 1328277" data-attributes="member: 16842"><p>Ebenezer I enjoy your analysis. I have gotten into the registered cattle for improving my herd. I buy above average heifers when I buy, I breed artificial so that I can improve using the top sires, and I am culling based on production. As far as profitability even with the record prices that the industry had the past couple of years there were no profits. That money was used to catch up on the decade before. I spent all the money I could on replacing the worst of the infrastructure I have (fences, gates, waterers, feeding pads, etc.) and I still wasn't able to do improvements. </p><p>I spend $25.00 per head per year for herd assessments and to me it is well worth it. What I receive for data management is priceless. Where I budget the money from is from selling by first bull each year, the premium received (usually around $1500.00) is enough to cover the annual cost. The additional proceeds do help with some minor improvements. I marketed my 15 month old bulls last fall at an average of $2,300.00 and sold 3 of them. I didn't make a lot of money but the people that purchased them were very satisfied to have purchased a Fullblood Gelbvieh to use in their crosses at price they could afford.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kjonesel, post: 1328277, member: 16842"] Ebenezer I enjoy your analysis. I have gotten into the registered cattle for improving my herd. I buy above average heifers when I buy, I breed artificial so that I can improve using the top sires, and I am culling based on production. As far as profitability even with the record prices that the industry had the past couple of years there were no profits. That money was used to catch up on the decade before. I spent all the money I could on replacing the worst of the infrastructure I have (fences, gates, waterers, feeding pads, etc.) and I still wasn't able to do improvements. I spend $25.00 per head per year for herd assessments and to me it is well worth it. What I receive for data management is priceless. Where I budget the money from is from selling by first bull each year, the premium received (usually around $1500.00) is enough to cover the annual cost. The additional proceeds do help with some minor improvements. I marketed my 15 month old bulls last fall at an average of $2,300.00 and sold 3 of them. I didn't make a lot of money but the people that purchased them were very satisfied to have purchased a Fullblood Gelbvieh to use in their crosses at price they could afford. [/QUOTE]
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