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<blockquote data-quote="bird dog" data-source="post: 1597029" data-attributes="member: 5381"><p>Its a risk reward thing. Example is my pre-conditioned heifers will weigh about 750 and bring $1.25 at one of the big sales in OKC. An average heifer coming through the sale barn weighing 800 and 3 to 6 months bred will sale for $800. </p><p></p><p>If you can get a live calf from the heifer, you have a good chance of having a decent cow that will have 7 or 8 more calves in her life with no trouble and you will have very little money in the cow after the calf sells. If she doesn't, she will sale back and get you most of your money back. Of course you have the risk that you will have calving problems and she can/might die. </p><p></p><p>The trick is to buy the ones that are the type of animal you might want and to stay away from the small frame ones under 800 lbs. I like the short bred ones so I have some time to add some size.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bird dog, post: 1597029, member: 5381"] Its a risk reward thing. Example is my pre-conditioned heifers will weigh about 750 and bring $1.25 at one of the big sales in OKC. An average heifer coming through the sale barn weighing 800 and 3 to 6 months bred will sale for $800. If you can get a live calf from the heifer, you have a good chance of having a decent cow that will have 7 or 8 more calves in her life with no trouble and you will have very little money in the cow after the calf sells. If she doesn't, she will sale back and get you most of your money back. Of course you have the risk that you will have calving problems and she can/might die. The trick is to buy the ones that are the type of animal you might want and to stay away from the small frame ones under 800 lbs. I like the short bred ones so I have some time to add some size. [/QUOTE]
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