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<blockquote data-quote="Brute 23" data-source="post: 631467" data-attributes="member: 6291"><p>1) I said many times to use YOUR #s, its a formula and every thing is a variable that will depend on you operation. (For example, my personal cost is not $500... its about half that.) </p><p></p><p>Also, I used the cost it takes for some one to raise a cow/ calf pair because if you have never retained heifers before you don't know what it costs. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> So for calculating purposes if you use what it cost you for cow/ calf pair you should be Ok, because I agree it take quite a bit less to raise heifers. Once you have some experience you can use what it actually cost you to raise heifers and not the cow/ calf expense #.</p><p></p><p>Not sure what the opportunity cost is that you are talking about? :???:</p><p></p><p>2) They add what ever they bring when you sell them... but if you have more in them than what they bring... you will lose money. </p><p></p><p>In my example, the cull heifer cost you $1350 to raise but was sold for $560. You lost $796/ head and $1592 on the two. That loss is calculated in and it divided among the remaining.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brute 23, post: 631467, member: 6291"] 1) I said many times to use YOUR #s, its a formula and every thing is a variable that will depend on you operation. (For example, my personal cost is not $500... its about half that.) Also, I used the cost it takes for some one to raise a cow/ calf pair because if you have never retained heifers before you don't know what it costs. :) So for calculating purposes if you use what it cost you for cow/ calf pair you should be Ok, because I agree it take quite a bit less to raise heifers. Once you have some experience you can use what it actually cost you to raise heifers and not the cow/ calf expense #. Not sure what the opportunity cost is that you are talking about? :???: 2) They add what ever they bring when you sell them... but if you have more in them than what they bring... you will lose money. In my example, the cull heifer cost you $1350 to raise but was sold for $560. You lost $796/ head and $1592 on the two. That loss is calculated in and it divided among the remaining. [/QUOTE]
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