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So please tell me, who's getting rich on the cow?
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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1742633" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>You are right, there are many that wean bigger calves like you do. Some also have simmental blood... which is not saying there is anything wrong with it. It also depends on the size cow you are starting with and the breed. We run cows that average 1100 lbs... don't want real big cows... we wean in the 450-550 wt range... it fits the market demand here also. That is one of the biggest reasons; a calf over 6-650 gets docked so much that it is not worth the extra time on the cow.... we can run a few more cows, wean calves at a little lighter weight that the market pays best prices for... so have more calves to sell... </p><p>Everyone has to find what niche their operation fits into. We are going to start buying some odd ball 650-750 wts and try running a group on pasture to sell in the 9 wt range and see how they do for us money wise... with basically only grass inputs...trying to do a few things outside the box to see if we can come up with a little more profit against the inputs. Buying these bull calves at a $.15-.30 discount over steers is working for us to put together some weaned and vacc ones to sell in groups. </p><p>As a rule though, northern cattle tend to be bigger - as in heavier bodied - and tend to wean bigger calves. They also seem to put on weight better... see it with the deer herds also... colder weather/winters seem to produce more "big bucks" than the southern deer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1742633, member: 25884"] You are right, there are many that wean bigger calves like you do. Some also have simmental blood... which is not saying there is anything wrong with it. It also depends on the size cow you are starting with and the breed. We run cows that average 1100 lbs... don't want real big cows... we wean in the 450-550 wt range... it fits the market demand here also. That is one of the biggest reasons; a calf over 6-650 gets docked so much that it is not worth the extra time on the cow.... we can run a few more cows, wean calves at a little lighter weight that the market pays best prices for... so have more calves to sell... Everyone has to find what niche their operation fits into. We are going to start buying some odd ball 650-750 wts and try running a group on pasture to sell in the 9 wt range and see how they do for us money wise... with basically only grass inputs...trying to do a few things outside the box to see if we can come up with a little more profit against the inputs. Buying these bull calves at a $.15-.30 discount over steers is working for us to put together some weaned and vacc ones to sell in groups. As a rule though, northern cattle tend to be bigger - as in heavier bodied - and tend to wean bigger calves. They also seem to put on weight better... see it with the deer herds also... colder weather/winters seem to produce more "big bucks" than the southern deer. [/QUOTE]
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