charter capt
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Ok good people I am looking for opinions. New to cattle/200 acre farm/SW TN./1st time to purchase cattle/steers or cow calf or both. Thanks
steers an feeders calves you can lose your butt fast.because if you buy them for $1 a pound.when you sale them in the fall you might get .90 cents a lb.so youd give say 500 for a 500lb calf.sale it at 750lbs at .90 a lb thats 675 a hd.but you could have sick calves.so that equals vet bills.calves thats not weaned or on feed.means you have to get them to eating hay an feed.then you might have to deal with death losses.if you buy 20 calves an lose 2.you prolly lost your profit on the whole bunch at sale time.now bred cows pairs or 3 in 1s are the way to go.you buy the cows for $700 to $1100.then at weaning sale the calves for $500.an the cow is half paid for.buying cows you know they can breed an raise a calf.charter capt":1lz3nq1k said:Ok good people I am looking for opinions. New to cattle/200 acre farm/SW TN./1st time to purchase cattle/steers or cow calf or both. Thanks