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<blockquote data-quote="Caustic Burno" data-source="post: 1252438" data-attributes="member: 694"><p>Amen you could put together a much better looking group out of the barn that would be ready to breed shortly.</p><p>The problem with putting a group of heifers like this together is a total crap shoot on if she or the</p><p>calf will survive. Just one crap out your so far in the hole that cow will never produce a profit.</p><p>This goes back to most cow owners have no clue to what it cost to keep a cow standing in the pasture a day. </p><p>Last years average was a 1.55 a day that is 565 dollars a year to stand there for me and my numbers are better than most. Until you know your cost per unit you are flying in the blind. </p><p>If you look at that group of calfs that he is looking to buy be six months at least before they are ready and condition to breed. </p><p>So the young man buys a group of unproven heifers for 1400 a head</p><p>puts another 280 bucks in them till breeding age waits another 283 days in hopes of a calf </p><p>that is another 438 dollars. He has over 2100 dollars a head in those heifers.</p><p>He can buy a better cow for that kind of money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Caustic Burno, post: 1252438, member: 694"] Amen you could put together a much better looking group out of the barn that would be ready to breed shortly. The problem with putting a group of heifers like this together is a total crap shoot on if she or the calf will survive. Just one crap out your so far in the hole that cow will never produce a profit. This goes back to most cow owners have no clue to what it cost to keep a cow standing in the pasture a day. Last years average was a 1.55 a day that is 565 dollars a year to stand there for me and my numbers are better than most. Until you know your cost per unit you are flying in the blind. If you look at that group of calfs that he is looking to buy be six months at least before they are ready and condition to breed. So the young man buys a group of unproven heifers for 1400 a head puts another 280 bucks in them till breeding age waits another 283 days in hopes of a calf that is another 438 dollars. He has over 2100 dollars a head in those heifers. He can buy a better cow for that kind of money. [/QUOTE]
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