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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 711654" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>The difference is ---- a GOOD growthy milk/grass raised calf does NOT NEED to be backgrounded. They don't need to be and SHOULDN'T be backgrounded. The 650# - 750#, 205 day wt, steers should be put right on a feedlot. This industry is wasting money "holding" growthy calves in a background program.</p><p>As far as I'm concerned, background programs are for crappie calves, or really early weaned calves.</p><p></p><p>My buyer pays us $1/lb, off our scales. Calves have been completely preconditioned, wormed 3 times, 3 sets of shots, started on grain. Around 8.5 months of age, averaging about 800-850#. He loves them, says he makes good money every year on them. He sells freezer beef & sells direct to the packing plant. (gets CAB premiums on many - all PB Simmental). Buys our calves sight unseen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 711654, member: 968"] The difference is ---- a GOOD growthy milk/grass raised calf does NOT NEED to be backgrounded. They don't need to be and SHOULDN'T be backgrounded. The 650# - 750#, 205 day wt, steers should be put right on a feedlot. This industry is wasting money "holding" growthy calves in a background program. As far as I'm concerned, background programs are for crappie calves, or really early weaned calves. My buyer pays us $1/lb, off our scales. Calves have been completely preconditioned, wormed 3 times, 3 sets of shots, started on grain. Around 8.5 months of age, averaging about 800-850#. He loves them, says he makes good money every year on them. He sells freezer beef & sells direct to the packing plant. (gets CAB premiums on many - all PB Simmental). Buys our calves sight unseen. [/QUOTE]
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