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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm2" data-source="post: 354960" data-attributes="member: 2095"><p>That varies from month to month. Generally you make more money the bigger the calf gets; though usually each 50 lbs has less return the higher you go. Here is last month in Alabama....</p><p></p><p>Med & Large frame steers (No 1s Thicks)</p><p>350-400 LBS avged $469.93</p><p>400-450 LBS avged $506.45 (a $36.52 gain)</p><p>450-500 LBS avged $532.57 (a $26.12 gain)</p><p>500-550 LBS avged $551.28 (a $18.71 gain)</p><p>550-600 LBS avged $566.35 (a $15.07 gain)</p><p>600-650 LBS avged $601.1 (a $34.75 gain)</p><p>650-700 LBS avged $559.49 (a $41.61 LOSS)</p><p>*this last number is very unusual and makes me think they just did not have many heavy thick calves at most sales</p><p></p><p>Med & Large frame steers (No 2s Avg muscle)</p><p>350-400 LBS avged $459.74</p><p>400-450 LBS avged $486.51 (a $26.77 gain)</p><p>450-500 LBS avged $510.04 (a $23.53 gain)</p><p>500-550 LBS avged $537.73 (a $27.69 gain)</p><p>550-600 LBS avged $556.33 (a $18.6 gain)</p><p>600-650 LBS avged $568.96 (a $12.63 gain)</p><p>650-700 LBS avged $589.21 (a $20.25 gain)</p><p>700-750 LBS avged $619.7 (a $30.49 gain)</p><p></p><p>I am having a hard time really interpreting this month's data. The thick steers showed a diminishing return the heavier they got. On the other hand if you had held on to the average muscled steers and put some weight on them it paid off well. That extra ~350 lbs of weight paid almost $160 a head. Typically in the spring and fall there are a lot more backgrounders in the market looking for lite calves and compensatory gains and they are all gambling that prices are going to be up when they sell; but gambling that 450 lb calves will bring more $$$ per head than 650 lb calves is often a bad bet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm2, post: 354960, member: 2095"] That varies from month to month. Generally you make more money the bigger the calf gets; though usually each 50 lbs has less return the higher you go. Here is last month in Alabama.... Med & Large frame steers (No 1s Thicks) 350-400 LBS avged $469.93 400-450 LBS avged $506.45 (a $36.52 gain) 450-500 LBS avged $532.57 (a $26.12 gain) 500-550 LBS avged $551.28 (a $18.71 gain) 550-600 LBS avged $566.35 (a $15.07 gain) 600-650 LBS avged $601.1 (a $34.75 gain) 650-700 LBS avged $559.49 (a $41.61 LOSS) *this last number is very unusual and makes me think they just did not have many heavy thick calves at most sales Med & Large frame steers (No 2s Avg muscle) 350-400 LBS avged $459.74 400-450 LBS avged $486.51 (a $26.77 gain) 450-500 LBS avged $510.04 (a $23.53 gain) 500-550 LBS avged $537.73 (a $27.69 gain) 550-600 LBS avged $556.33 (a $18.6 gain) 600-650 LBS avged $568.96 (a $12.63 gain) 650-700 LBS avged $589.21 (a $20.25 gain) 700-750 LBS avged $619.7 (a $30.49 gain) I am having a hard time really interpreting this month's data. The thick steers showed a diminishing return the heavier they got. On the other hand if you had held on to the average muscled steers and put some weight on them it paid off well. That extra ~350 lbs of weight paid almost $160 a head. Typically in the spring and fall there are a lot more backgrounders in the market looking for lite calves and compensatory gains and they are all gambling that prices are going to be up when they sell; but gambling that 450 lb calves will bring more $$$ per head than 650 lb calves is often a bad bet. [/QUOTE]
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