Cattle Rack Rancher
Well-known member
...but its not me. I got my cheque for my cull cows that I sent to the sale barn. I had an old Highland cross cow that went through for 8 cents a lb and two Angus cows that went through for 17 cents a lb. So, for that Highland cow, the total came to $67. Shipping and commissions were $33. Total net $34. Even if she dressed out at 40% would give you 335 lbs of meat for $67. Something's wrong with this picture. Both those Angus cows raised some pretty good calves for me in the past. Replacement bred cows are still running at around $800. I know that the common theory is that you should ship anything that's open, but I'm starting to think maybe I should have just fed them over the winter and tried them again next year. Any thoughts?