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[Aaron]

4 steers, 505 average at 3.07
9 steers, 433 average at 3.24
2 steers, 362 average at 3.40
1 steer, 375 at 3.2250 (pinkeye in one eye).

Good portion off 1st timers, so my weights were down a good 30-50 lbs across the board. I'm not doing a jig, but I'm content. I'm much prouder of my heifers on a whole, this year, than my steers.

 

[ram]

Aaron, you must have defined breeding season I assume? That's a large spread in weights, but the prices are way better than here. Must of been some nice looking steers.

 

[dieselbeef]

cha cha ching son...

 

[LazyARanch]

Gotta remember there's the Canadian exchange rate.... but nice sale Aaron!

 

[Aaron]

Aaron, you must have defined breeding season I assume? That's a large spread in weights, but the prices are way better than here. Must of been some nice looking steers.

Yeah, 45 day breeding season. I wasn't happy to have anything under 400. Usually my calves go into two bunches, a group well in the 5wts and a group of high 4 wts. The oldest calves were 150 days old and the youngest about 120. I was happy to at least see all gains at 3 lbs a day or higher. Some calves were close to 4 lbs.

 

[Nesikep]

for their age that's pretty good.. I sold mine Sept 1st and they were from 120-180 days old, lightest was 2 heifers (from first timers) and a steer at 375, my heavy group was 600, and the middle group was 500. ADG averaged about 2.5 lb/day. Prices may have been a little better for the lightweights here, but a little shorter for the heavier ones.. the 6wt group got 2.75, the 5wts got about 3.10, the light steer got $3.70. For color and build they looked really uniform, only one had a white spot on the forehead.

 

[ram]

We've never had a calf gain 3+ pounds a day. You guys have some good grazing.

 

[herofan]

We've never had a calf gain 3+ pounds a day. You guys have some good grazing.

I was thinking the same thing. Are these calves also eating dry feed? I just can't squeeze that much out of one on grass.

 

[Aaron]

We've never had a calf gain 3+ pounds a day. You guys have some good grazing.

I was thinking the same thing. Are these calves also eating dry feed? I just can't squeeze that much out of one on grass.

Just grass. Lots of rain here - so grass is always green. But this year had too much rain, so grass was tall and full of water. Hoping for drought next year - good dry grass is where the gains are phenomenal.

 

[herofan]

We've never had a calf gain 3+ pounds a day. You guys have some good grazing.

I was thinking the same thing. Are these calves also eating dry feed? I just can't squeeze that much out of one on grass.

Just grass. Lots of rain here - so grass is always green. But this year had too much rain, so grass was tall and full of water. Hoping for drought next year - good dry grass is where the gains are phenomenal.

Is your pasture pure grass without a weed in sight?

 

[Aaron]

Is your pasture pure grass without a weed in sight?

Far from it. Lots of bush pasture - willows, thorns and weeds, with a hint of grass. They avoid the milkweed and water hemlock, but everything else is fair game. Really like the ones that take a liking to thistle. Only weed I hate is burdock, because it makes a mess of the cattle.

 

[Muddy]

Is your pasture pure grass without a weed in sight?

Far from it. Lots of bush pasture - willows, thorns and weeds, with a hint of grass. They avoid the milkweed and water hemlock, but everything else is fair game. Really like the ones that take a liking to thistle. Only weed I hate is burdock, because it makes a mess of the cattle.

Sounds like our pastures! Plus reedgrass and sedge grass, which our cows will actually eat it and recently I witnessed a horse teaching the calves how to eating the thistles and now all thistles are gone. They won't touch milkweed tho.

 

[Aaron]

Yeah, had a big patch of thistle in one piece, about 20'x20', that nothing touched all year until one yearling heifer got a hankering and sat in the middle of them one day and devoured the whole patch. A few others joined in, but she just gobbled them down.

 

[Aaron]

Mine only like reed and sedge when it is young.

 

[Nesikep]

We've been very hard on controlling burdock and thistles at our place, it's rare to see any of them. I have alfalfa/orchardgrass pastures for the most part.

What I can't figure out is what these breeders are doing to get insane gains that are closing in on 4 lb/day for a year. All I can say is they must be eating a lot of grain, and the average producer won't be seeing the numbers they advertise. 3 lb/day is what I consider good gain, most are around 2.5 lb/day, and I start cull if the second or subsequent calf is less than 2 lb/day

 

[Aaron]

In order to get the gains on British calves like mine have, I know a lot of people locally cheat because a feed bin is so much easier than investing in genetics.

 

[goddy]

Weaned our small group ( 23 ) last week - Mostly Red Angus , some with a 1/4 simmi and a handful of red poll cross.

I wean a bit later than a lot on here - birth dates from Feb 21 to April 1 and weaned Oct 19

12 Steer calves averaged 707 - the top was 919 and the bottom was 505.

11 Heifer calves ave 699 - top of 823 bottom 516

We are all grass but with very good pastures high in clover - I haven't been successful trying to put pics up but we have a facebook page if anyone is interested its Willows ranch Beef and we are in Central Oregon

 

[tja477t]

i guess i finally have a cow that is eating milkweed. went out to the pasture and the only thing left of the milkweed is the stems. i wish i knew which one it was as id switch her pasture.

 

[dieselbeef]

TOTALS Mon & Wed 2836 Calves 2476 Cows 305 Bulls 55
Slaughter Cows & Bulls were steady to $2.00 Higher. Feeder Steers under 300 pounds
were $8.00 lower. Feeder Steers over 300 pounds were steady to $1.00 higher.
Feeder Heifers were steady to $3.00 lower. Meadows Creek Bull Sale is coming up
November 13th at 1 p.m.. We hope to see you there. Thanks, Carl, Jr.

 

[dieselbeef]

Arcadia Stockyard: Arcadia Stockyard Price Trends


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Steer # hd Medium & Large Frame Week of Oct. 28 2015


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62 175 - 275 Avg. Wt. 236 275.00 - 390.00 Avg. 316.45


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94 275 - 350 Avg. Wt. 302 255.00 - 365.00 Avg. 275.99


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104 350 - 425 Avg. Wt. 378 227.50 - 270.00 Avg. 239.18


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94 425 - 500 Avg. Wt. 452 210.00 - 232.50 Avg. 217.82


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71 500 - 575 Avg. Wt. 521 187.50 - 220.00 Avg. 196.27


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44 575 - 700 Avg. Wt. 615 170.00 - 190.00 Avg. 175.83


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Steer # hd Light & Medium Frame


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94 175 - 275 Avg. Wt. 237 210.00 - 290.00 Avg. 254.68


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136 275 - 350 Avg.Wt. 315 200.00 - 265.00 Avg. 235.09


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158 350 - 425 Avg.Wt. 388 200.00 - 230.00 Avg. 218.24


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143 425 - 500 Avg.Wt. 462 175.00 - 212.50 Avg. 198.69


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96 500 - 575 Avg.Wt. 530 165.00 - 190.00 Avg. 179.99


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66 575 - 700 Avg.Wt. 629 145.00 - 173.00 Avg. 162.78


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Heifers # hd Medium & Large Frame


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50 175 - 275 Avg. Wt. 217 230.00 - 380.00 Avg. 259.80


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74 275 - 350 Avg.Wt. 310 205.00 - 235.00 Avg. 215.14


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84 350 - 425 Avg.Wt. 380 190.00 - 275.00 Avg. 205.51


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72 425 - 500 Avg.Wt. 448 175.00 - 225.00 Avg. 189.20


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42 500 - 575 Avg. Wt. 529 163.00 - 300.00 Avg. 176.95


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30 575 - 700 Avg. Wt. 606 160.00 - 235.00 Avg. 169.92


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Heifers # hd Light & Medium Frame


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74 175 - 275 Avg. Wt. 237 200.00 - 240.00 Avg. 215.14


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112 275 - 350 Avg. Wt. 315 175.00 - 210.00 Avg. 195.98


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128 350 - 425 Avg. Wt. 382 165.00 - 195.00 Avg. 178.30


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110 425 - 500 Avg. Wt. 462 155.00 - 177.50 Avg. 167.26


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64 500 - 575 Avg. Wt. 538 157.50 - 165.00 Avg. 161.30


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45 575 - 700 Avg. Wt. 629 150.00 - 162.00 Avg. 156.96