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<blockquote data-quote="Dave" data-source="post: 1697594" data-attributes="member: 498"><p>I averaged paying $657 a head when I bought them. I haven't done all the numbers yet so all these number are my best guess at this point. Approximately 110 days on feed (hay) at $2 a day = $220. And 115 days on pasture at $0.75 a day = $87.50. So $307.50 in cost. $804 minus $657 = $147 income from cows to put against feed cost. There is $160.50 against the calves. They will have about another $40 worth of pasture against them before they get sold. Steers weighing 500 pounds are bringing over $1.70. Heifers are $1.50. So steers at $850 and heifers at $750 will have $200 against them. The rest is profit.</p><p>At $1.49 hanging weight a cow that hangs up 50% is $0.745 a pound live.</p><p>Hay prices are a lot higher this year so I will have to sharpen my pencil. I will either have to pay less for the cows or wait and buy them later into the winter. We will wait and see.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave, post: 1697594, member: 498"] I averaged paying $657 a head when I bought them. I haven't done all the numbers yet so all these number are my best guess at this point. Approximately 110 days on feed (hay) at $2 a day = $220. And 115 days on pasture at $0.75 a day = $87.50. So $307.50 in cost. $804 minus $657 = $147 income from cows to put against feed cost. There is $160.50 against the calves. They will have about another $40 worth of pasture against them before they get sold. Steers weighing 500 pounds are bringing over $1.70. Heifers are $1.50. So steers at $850 and heifers at $750 will have $200 against them. The rest is profit. At $1.49 hanging weight a cow that hangs up 50% is $0.745 a pound live. Hay prices are a lot higher this year so I will have to sharpen my pencil. I will either have to pay less for the cows or wait and buy them later into the winter. We will wait and see. [/QUOTE]
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