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<blockquote data-quote="504RP" data-source="post: 1656804" data-attributes="member: 40335"><p>I don't know how many head it takes to make enough money off of cattle to make even a merger living. But i am guessing 500 head would be a minimum and i don't think you would make much over $ 75,000 after exspenses if you were to be honest about it. And to even do that i think all of your equipment, land etc..., would have to be paid for.</p><p></p><p>With land, equipment operating cost. I don't think it is possible for the average person right out of high school to ever swing all of that unless they inherited it .</p><p></p><p>If you were to attempt to aquire all of that when you are in your early thirties. I don't think you would live long enough to pay for it. And for sure couldn't pay for it from cattle sales.</p><p></p><p>I ask people that i knew what kind of income i could exspect from a cattle farming. And i remember telling them if what they was telling me was the truth. Why was they in the cattle business for no more than they were getting out of it.</p><p></p><p>And more than one of the told me it was more to do with a life style than the money they make from cattle.</p><p></p><p>I have found that statement to be very true. And once your in it. Your not going to get out of it without taking a loss in most case's . Thats just my opinion.</p><p></p><p>I got into it for tax purposes and i think i could have found a better way to have gotten around paying taxes than a cow/calf operation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="504RP, post: 1656804, member: 40335"] I don't know how many head it takes to make enough money off of cattle to make even a merger living. But i am guessing 500 head would be a minimum and i don't think you would make much over $ 75,000 after exspenses if you were to be honest about it. And to even do that i think all of your equipment, land etc..., would have to be paid for. With land, equipment operating cost. I don't think it is possible for the average person right out of high school to ever swing all of that unless they inherited it . If you were to attempt to aquire all of that when you are in your early thirties. I don't think you would live long enough to pay for it. And for sure couldn't pay for it from cattle sales. I ask people that i knew what kind of income i could exspect from a cattle farming. And i remember telling them if what they was telling me was the truth. Why was they in the cattle business for no more than they were getting out of it. And more than one of the told me it was more to do with a life style than the money they make from cattle. I have found that statement to be very true. And once your in it. Your not going to get out of it without taking a loss in most case's . Thats just my opinion. I got into it for tax purposes and i think i could have found a better way to have gotten around paying taxes than a cow/calf operation. [/QUOTE]
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