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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 572872" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>If you buy them right you could probably do a OK, especially since right now light weights are selling for less per cwt then ehavy weights. That isn;t how it usually works. Stockering over the winter would better take advantage of the price cycle, but then you have the winter feeding to contend with. Maybe turning them faster would be a better way to deal with the price situation. But then you would have to start with 6 weights instead of lighter weights. But I persoanlly wouldn;t want to deal with anything other then 5 weights as starters, too much of a possibility of them being too young to take advantage of forage vs milk and possibly more sickness.</p><p>I don;t really have the answer, I just threw that out as a possible issue to be looked at. We tried stockering a few times and really made out great the last time. We doidn;ty do it again because the light weight calves had gone nuts pricewise. We're considering retaining all of the calves this year and pasturing them over the winter and selling in the spring, the market just isn;t all that great for selling 6 and low 7 weights right now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 572872, member: 34"] If you buy them right you could probably do a OK, especially since right now light weights are selling for less per cwt then ehavy weights. That isn;t how it usually works. Stockering over the winter would better take advantage of the price cycle, but then you have the winter feeding to contend with. Maybe turning them faster would be a better way to deal with the price situation. But then you would have to start with 6 weights instead of lighter weights. But I persoanlly wouldn;t want to deal with anything other then 5 weights as starters, too much of a possibility of them being too young to take advantage of forage vs milk and possibly more sickness. I don;t really have the answer, I just threw that out as a possible issue to be looked at. We tried stockering a few times and really made out great the last time. We doidn;ty do it again because the light weight calves had gone nuts pricewise. We're considering retaining all of the calves this year and pasturing them over the winter and selling in the spring, the market just isn;t all that great for selling 6 and low 7 weights right now. [/QUOTE]
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