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<blockquote data-quote="snoopdog" data-source="post: 1543580" data-attributes="member: 27645"><p>All you're doing from 400 to 650 is building frame. You do'n't give your location so its hard to know the severity of your winter, but I'll tell you this, 25 head on 4 acres is too many, period. Pushing for 2-2.5 lbs a day gain is gonna take a lot of feed, and you're going to be buying unweaned calves and putting them through more stress right off the bat and not expecting them to lose weight? Your vacs may not work as good under those conditions and you end up with mortality, there goes any profit. The market may not cooperate. I've rode this train, and I can tell you its a tough row to hoe. My advice is this, buy 6 - 10 weaned and vaccinated steers, do what you want to do, and see if it's profitable for you. The margin is pretty good sometimes and non existent other times.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopdog, post: 1543580, member: 27645"] All you're doing from 400 to 650 is building frame. You do'n't give your location so its hard to know the severity of your winter, but I'll tell you this, 25 head on 4 acres is too many, period. Pushing for 2-2.5 lbs a day gain is gonna take a lot of feed, and you're going to be buying unweaned calves and putting them through more stress right off the bat and not expecting them to lose weight? Your vacs may not work as good under those conditions and you end up with mortality, there goes any profit. The market may not cooperate. I've rode this train, and I can tell you its a tough row to hoe. My advice is this, buy 6 - 10 weaned and vaccinated steers, do what you want to do, and see if it's profitable for you. The margin is pretty good sometimes and non existent other times. [/QUOTE]
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