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<blockquote data-quote="aplusmnt" data-source="post: 318106" data-attributes="member: 1399"><p>Been crunching the numbers on this a bunch lately here is what I have came up with. Using the Average cost of $1.00 per day up keep per head. </p><p></p><p>$365.00 Cow cost from Wean of previous calf to wean of</p><p> retained heifer 12 months</p><p></p><p>$270.00 Heifer cost post weaning in open Stage 270 days</p><p></p><p>$180.00 Heifer up keep while bred 180 days to the point that</p><p> I would be buying a bred heifer 3 months prior to </p><p> Calving. </p><p></p><p><strong>$815.00 Total</strong></p><p></p><p>This is the cost to raise a heifer to the point that I would be buying a bred heifer. Usually buying bred heifers when 6 months bred. This would bring me up to the equal point of buying that already bred one. Then there would be another $90.00 cost to take her that last 90 days to calving but that cost would also be there if I bought a bred. </p><p></p><p>Price might be a little higher due to more feed, pelvic exam and few other cost over and above say the $1.00 per day average cost. </p><p></p><p>If you bought a bred heifer at say $1,200.00 you would save around $385.00 buy retaining one </p><p></p><p>BUT you would loose say $500.00 from the heifer you could have sold to buy that bred, and you loose one extra calf that the bought Bred would have had that the retained one would have not had, that is another $500.00. </p><p></p><p>So to me a retained heifer cost me $615.00 more than buying a bred heifer at $1,200.00</p><p></p><p>Would cost even more if I could find a good bred for say $1,000.00 because the cost of retaining one does not change. So if I found $1,000.00 bred heifers my cost of retaining one verses buying bred makes me an $815.00 looser. </p><p></p><p>But then to buy one I have to float the extra cash to put with the sale price of the could be retained heifer. I might not have that cash to put with it so retaining might be the best way to grow the herd. </p><p></p><p>Hope that all makes since. :lol: Probably some Kansas Math mistakes in there somewhere.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aplusmnt, post: 318106, member: 1399"] Been crunching the numbers on this a bunch lately here is what I have came up with. Using the Average cost of $1.00 per day up keep per head. $365.00 Cow cost from Wean of previous calf to wean of retained heifer 12 months $270.00 Heifer cost post weaning in open Stage 270 days $180.00 Heifer up keep while bred 180 days to the point that I would be buying a bred heifer 3 months prior to Calving. [b]$815.00 Total[/b] This is the cost to raise a heifer to the point that I would be buying a bred heifer. Usually buying bred heifers when 6 months bred. This would bring me up to the equal point of buying that already bred one. Then there would be another $90.00 cost to take her that last 90 days to calving but that cost would also be there if I bought a bred. Price might be a little higher due to more feed, pelvic exam and few other cost over and above say the $1.00 per day average cost. If you bought a bred heifer at say $1,200.00 you would save around $385.00 buy retaining one BUT you would loose say $500.00 from the heifer you could have sold to buy that bred, and you loose one extra calf that the bought Bred would have had that the retained one would have not had, that is another $500.00. So to me a retained heifer cost me $615.00 more than buying a bred heifer at $1,200.00 Would cost even more if I could find a good bred for say $1,000.00 because the cost of retaining one does not change. So if I found $1,000.00 bred heifers my cost of retaining one verses buying bred makes me an $815.00 looser. But then to buy one I have to float the extra cash to put with the sale price of the could be retained heifer. I might not have that cash to put with it so retaining might be the best way to grow the herd. Hope that all makes since. :lol: Probably some Kansas Math mistakes in there somewhere. [/QUOTE]
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