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<blockquote data-quote="Bez+" data-source="post: 696196" data-attributes="member: 6797"><p>I think you will be light on your feed cost - suspect it will go to a bit more for the year - not that you are looking for more "good news" - so that means if you sell that calf at 600 bucks (good luck) - you will lose at least 125 dollars a head just on a hay diet. And that does not figure in all the other additions - so the loss could go as high as 200 bucks (or more) a head.</p><p></p><p>Things have been heading this way for a long time with national average returns being in the negative for a couple of years. Combine that with the cost of land, the cost of start up and the average age of folks in the business ....</p><p></p><p>Three more big guys in our area are now "gentlemen farmers" with only 5-6 head - meat for the family only. One of them was running more than 500 pairs up to this summer.</p><p></p><p>Land has jumped here - what we bought in 2002 for $155K - we just had an offer of nearly $400K - go figure.</p><p></p><p>Our hay cost alone for each head this year on this place is going to be over 400 bucks.</p><p></p><p>No wonder the folks are getting out of the business - and no newbies coming in.</p><p></p><p>Bez+</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bez+, post: 696196, member: 6797"] I think you will be light on your feed cost - suspect it will go to a bit more for the year - not that you are looking for more "good news" - so that means if you sell that calf at 600 bucks (good luck) - you will lose at least 125 dollars a head just on a hay diet. And that does not figure in all the other additions - so the loss could go as high as 200 bucks (or more) a head. Things have been heading this way for a long time with national average returns being in the negative for a couple of years. Combine that with the cost of land, the cost of start up and the average age of folks in the business .... Three more big guys in our area are now "gentlemen farmers" with only 5-6 head - meat for the family only. One of them was running more than 500 pairs up to this summer. Land has jumped here - what we bought in 2002 for $155K - we just had an offer of nearly $400K - go figure. Our hay cost alone for each head this year on this place is going to be over 400 bucks. No wonder the folks are getting out of the business - and no newbies coming in. Bez+ [/QUOTE]
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