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So please tell me, who's getting rich on the cow?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky" data-source="post: 1742413" data-attributes="member: 32659"><p>I agree with that on todays prices if you know what the 5 weight calves being sold were. Had they been weaned for 45 days, fed at all, vaccinated, etc. Lets say you only get $100 extra per head @ 825 after all your expenses. If you have 100 calves that's 10k lets say you have 200 calves? A friend of mine runs 370 hd so he sells around 325 calves a year. Is it worth him making an extra $100 a hd? It's a numbers game, just like the packers or Wal mart. The more you sell the more you stand to make.....or loose. </p><p></p><p> I'm not saying everyone should background their calves but at the same time we can't point the finger at one group when we take the easy way out by selling right off the tit instead of putting our time in and doing our best to maximize profits. I've sold calves off the tit, weaned 60 days, fed until spring, and kept them until they were green yearlings that weighed 825#. More pounds more often then not equals more profit. Most calves will gain around 1.5-1.75 pounds a day on 8 pounds of feed. Feed cost this year were .15 cents a pound. So spend a $1.20 to make $2.25 - 2.50 a head per day. sounds good to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky, post: 1742413, member: 32659"] I agree with that on todays prices if you know what the 5 weight calves being sold were. Had they been weaned for 45 days, fed at all, vaccinated, etc. Lets say you only get $100 extra per head @ 825 after all your expenses. If you have 100 calves that's 10k lets say you have 200 calves? A friend of mine runs 370 hd so he sells around 325 calves a year. Is it worth him making an extra $100 a hd? It's a numbers game, just like the packers or Wal mart. The more you sell the more you stand to make.....or loose. I'm not saying everyone should background their calves but at the same time we can't point the finger at one group when we take the easy way out by selling right off the tit instead of putting our time in and doing our best to maximize profits. I've sold calves off the tit, weaned 60 days, fed until spring, and kept them until they were green yearlings that weighed 825#. More pounds more often then not equals more profit. Most calves will gain around 1.5-1.75 pounds a day on 8 pounds of feed. Feed cost this year were .15 cents a pound. So spend a $1.20 to make $2.25 - 2.50 a head per day. sounds good to me. [/QUOTE]
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