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<blockquote data-quote="VCC" data-source="post: 850733" data-attributes="member: 6399"><p>It is always tough when the judge is not familiar with your breed or is a steer judge judging breeding heifers or a heifer judge, judging steer, some can do both others seem to not be able to make the switch. Allot of fairs will put you in the AOB if there are not sufficient numbers of the breed to compete in a breed class of their own. This is where you can get lost if your cattle are at the top for their breed characteristics but get lost in the mix of other breeds. It would be real hard to have divisions for each breed if there were only 2 or 3 head from that breed.</p><p></p><p>Our fairs numbers were up by 15 head this year, which is a surprise since calves cost more and feed cost more, the lowest steer sold for 1.80 a pound champion sold for 12.00 a lb, the average was 2.25 a lb, down about .75 from last year. </p><p></p><p>We have always had buyers for our animals; you can not go to the auction and expect to make money if you do not have buyers lined up. My kids send out 20 to 40 letters to buyers even though most their animals have been bought by the same buyers for the past 10 years. A family that has supported kids at the auction for over 40 years, they bought my animals when I was a kid and now they buy my kids animals. (They bought 9 hogs donated 7 to the Scholarship fund, 1 veal, 5 sheep donated 5 to the Scholarship fund, 4 Steers donated 2 to the scholarship fund.) </p><p></p><p>We have bought an animal every year from kids some times we know them and some times we do not, several times we did not plan on buying an animal but, my wife has a big heart and if no one was bidding on it she would, some time against herself just so they made some money. It burns me when people whose kids raise animals complain about buyers when they do not buy animals, now I know some that can't afford to but the ones who can should support the program and not just take from it. </p><p></p><p>As far as numbers dropping, if the kids lose money every year and the projects cost more every year, it does not take long to figure out you might just need to get a job if you want to make money. Most kids spend an hour to 2 hours a day with their project some more, if they make a $500 profit they are making 2.77 an hour (500 / 180) at an hour a day on their project.</p><p></p><p>Most kids in our area do not have other livestock they either keep it at the school farm or build a pen at home for their project. They do not buy bulk so they depend on feed stores.</p><p></p><p>Average cost:</p><p></p><p>Steer cost (600 * 1.50) $900 most kids pay more </p><p>Sack feed (180 days) $800 (No mills in the area)</p><p>Grass Hay ($15 ea. 1 a week) 300 (Feed store hay)</p><p>$2200 big investment for a kid if they do not have buyers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VCC, post: 850733, member: 6399"] It is always tough when the judge is not familiar with your breed or is a steer judge judging breeding heifers or a heifer judge, judging steer, some can do both others seem to not be able to make the switch. Allot of fairs will put you in the AOB if there are not sufficient numbers of the breed to compete in a breed class of their own. This is where you can get lost if your cattle are at the top for their breed characteristics but get lost in the mix of other breeds. It would be real hard to have divisions for each breed if there were only 2 or 3 head from that breed. Our fairs numbers were up by 15 head this year, which is a surprise since calves cost more and feed cost more, the lowest steer sold for 1.80 a pound champion sold for 12.00 a lb, the average was 2.25 a lb, down about .75 from last year. We have always had buyers for our animals; you can not go to the auction and expect to make money if you do not have buyers lined up. My kids send out 20 to 40 letters to buyers even though most their animals have been bought by the same buyers for the past 10 years. A family that has supported kids at the auction for over 40 years, they bought my animals when I was a kid and now they buy my kids animals. (They bought 9 hogs donated 7 to the Scholarship fund, 1 veal, 5 sheep donated 5 to the Scholarship fund, 4 Steers donated 2 to the scholarship fund.) We have bought an animal every year from kids some times we know them and some times we do not, several times we did not plan on buying an animal but, my wife has a big heart and if no one was bidding on it she would, some time against herself just so they made some money. It burns me when people whose kids raise animals complain about buyers when they do not buy animals, now I know some that can’t afford to but the ones who can should support the program and not just take from it. As far as numbers dropping, if the kids lose money every year and the projects cost more every year, it does not take long to figure out you might just need to get a job if you want to make money. Most kids spend an hour to 2 hours a day with their project some more, if they make a $500 profit they are making 2.77 an hour (500 / 180) at an hour a day on their project. Most kids in our area do not have other livestock they either keep it at the school farm or build a pen at home for their project. They do not buy bulk so they depend on feed stores. Average cost: Steer cost (600 * 1.50) $900 most kids pay more Sack feed (180 days) $800 (No mills in the area) Grass Hay ($15 ea. 1 a week) 300 (Feed store hay) $2200 big investment for a kid if they do not have buyers [/QUOTE]
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