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<blockquote data-quote="BFE" data-source="post: 1736053" data-attributes="member: 28532"><p>I have some extra grass going into this season and a short crop of fall calves due to a lazy bull stretching my breeding season in '20. I'm hauling calves almost two hours to take advantage of preconditioned feeder calf sales so it's in my best interest to at least make full trailer loads. </p><p></p><p>I also have a few heifers I'm interested in retaining and a bigger group would make it more worthwhile. </p><p></p><p>All this brings me to the question of what would be more profitable to focus on, turning 2-3 groups of stockers or developing some heifer groups to take to heavy bred or even possibly calving them out? Or would I be better off to do some of both? </p><p></p><p>I can grow my own baleage and then double crop corn or soybeans behind it so quality feed isn't a problem, or I could chop and bag some silage as well. I'm also a back haul away from a crusher so soyhull pellets are easily obtainable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BFE, post: 1736053, member: 28532"] I have some extra grass going into this season and a short crop of fall calves due to a lazy bull stretching my breeding season in ‘20. I’m hauling calves almost two hours to take advantage of preconditioned feeder calf sales so it’s in my best interest to at least make full trailer loads. I also have a few heifers I’m interested in retaining and a bigger group would make it more worthwhile. All this brings me to the question of what would be more profitable to focus on, turning 2-3 groups of stockers or developing some heifer groups to take to heavy bred or even possibly calving them out? Or would I be better off to do some of both? I can grow my own baleage and then double crop corn or soybeans behind it so quality feed isn’t a problem, or I could chop and bag some silage as well. I’m also a back haul away from a crusher so soyhull pellets are easily obtainable. [/QUOTE]
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