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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1195771" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>I was looking at bred heifer prices at our local barn.. hundreds of them went through, the vast majority at about $26-2900. </p><p></p><p>I figure it usually takes a heifer 5 years to pay for herself, and only after that you start to really make anything on her. Her first calves aren't going to be as big, and she either has a large debt (her feed or her purchase price) to pay off, and then the feed it takes to raise the calves. I think anyone who says a heifer can pay for herself in less time than that has grossly exaggerated profit margins from not figuring in all the costs and risks.</p><p>If you had to get rid of each bred heifer after 5 calves for butcher or less, I'd have a hard time seeing anyone being able to make a profit. Even if they aren't the heaviest producers, the good old reliable cows are going to be the ones that pay bills for you. So far I've had 2 cows get to having 16 calves.. I want more of them kind.</p><p></p><p>In my herd spreadsheet, I score my dams on a sliding scale by how many calves they've had... their first calf is worth 1, and the tenth is worth 1.5 (as an example).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1195771, member: 9096"] I was looking at bred heifer prices at our local barn.. hundreds of them went through, the vast majority at about $26-2900. I figure it usually takes a heifer 5 years to pay for herself, and only after that you start to really make anything on her. Her first calves aren't going to be as big, and she either has a large debt (her feed or her purchase price) to pay off, and then the feed it takes to raise the calves. I think anyone who says a heifer can pay for herself in less time than that has grossly exaggerated profit margins from not figuring in all the costs and risks. If you had to get rid of each bred heifer after 5 calves for butcher or less, I'd have a hard time seeing anyone being able to make a profit. Even if they aren't the heaviest producers, the good old reliable cows are going to be the ones that pay bills for you. So far I've had 2 cows get to having 16 calves.. I want more of them kind. In my herd spreadsheet, I score my dams on a sliding scale by how many calves they've had... their first calf is worth 1, and the tenth is worth 1.5 (as an example). [/QUOTE]
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