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<blockquote data-quote="Bama" data-source="post: 236110" data-attributes="member: 1184"><p>Very good reply from Caustic. Not much more I can add. I do several stockers. Trust me you have to pretty much do what Caustic said. On top of that you may get a load put them in confinement for a month and turn the out with no problems. Next load you do all the same things. Vac's and med's and confinement for a month. Now when you turn them in with the others everbody gets sick. Cattle brought this way bring in bugs that your area hasn't seen. When you start losing several in a day you realize your profits are going down the drain. You have to not only to stay on top of things but on the next hill as well. Purchase price is where I make the most on my cattle. You have to learn not to spend a hundred dollar bill to save three 20's. Its easy to loose 40 bucks this way. You have to know how much it will cost you to put how much gain on them and if you will get the return on that amount. You have to learn exactly how much they are costing you per day and if holding to a higher weight or selling a a lighter weight is your best option. I don't always sell the fattest or best looking cattle but I try to sell at the best return on my money. There's money to be made in stockers, there's also more money to be lost. I wouldn't recommend it to just anyone. As Caustic said its a trainwreck waiting to happen, most of the time the rails are slippery as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bama, post: 236110, member: 1184"] Very good reply from Caustic. Not much more I can add. I do several stockers. Trust me you have to pretty much do what Caustic said. On top of that you may get a load put them in confinement for a month and turn the out with no problems. Next load you do all the same things. Vac's and med's and confinement for a month. Now when you turn them in with the others everbody gets sick. Cattle brought this way bring in bugs that your area hasn't seen. When you start losing several in a day you realize your profits are going down the drain. You have to not only to stay on top of things but on the next hill as well. Purchase price is where I make the most on my cattle. You have to learn not to spend a hundred dollar bill to save three 20's. Its easy to loose 40 bucks this way. You have to know how much it will cost you to put how much gain on them and if you will get the return on that amount. You have to learn exactly how much they are costing you per day and if holding to a higher weight or selling a a lighter weight is your best option. I don't always sell the fattest or best looking cattle but I try to sell at the best return on my money. There's money to be made in stockers, there's also more money to be lost. I wouldn't recommend it to just anyone. As Caustic said its a trainwreck waiting to happen, most of the time the rails are slippery as well. [/QUOTE]
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