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<blockquote data-quote="rockridgecattle" data-source="post: 527399" data-attributes="member: 6198"><p>Reading this thread, i was thinking on what to say.</p><p>A guy down the road kept his calves back and fed over the winter. The prices were in the toilet in the fall, so he gambled. he fed hay, silage, and grain all winter. I'm trying to remember what his weights were, i think 8-900#. 76 cents a pound. How do you make it work on that. After all the time, the feed, the fuel, the what ever else.</p><p>We are under 40 or i should say i am, hubby just over. Since the new year we have been thinking on selling out, doing something else. I'm thinking why should i bust my butt 24/7 to make ends meet. I'm not afraid of hard work, or the long hours. I love cows, they are a good line of work. Is it worth it? How much longer can we hold out 'till prices get better, when the packers can bring it in cheaper?</p><p>Not only that but, inputs are up across the board. Food in the stores is climbing in price. The average person is not going to be able to afford a roast, I know i could not at current prices. There might be a shortage of cattle in a couple of years, might drive prices up, but the price will be so high in the store no one will buy and the price will drop. Catch 22.</p><p></p><p>Signed,</p><p></p><p>a disillusioned cattle farmer</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rockridgecattle, post: 527399, member: 6198"] Reading this thread, i was thinking on what to say. A guy down the road kept his calves back and fed over the winter. The prices were in the toilet in the fall, so he gambled. he fed hay, silage, and grain all winter. I'm trying to remember what his weights were, i think 8-900#. 76 cents a pound. How do you make it work on that. After all the time, the feed, the fuel, the what ever else. We are under 40 or i should say i am, hubby just over. Since the new year we have been thinking on selling out, doing something else. I'm thinking why should i bust my butt 24/7 to make ends meet. I'm not afraid of hard work, or the long hours. I love cows, they are a good line of work. Is it worth it? How much longer can we hold out 'till prices get better, when the packers can bring it in cheaper? Not only that but, inputs are up across the board. Food in the stores is climbing in price. The average person is not going to be able to afford a roast, I know i could not at current prices. There might be a shortage of cattle in a couple of years, might drive prices up, but the price will be so high in the store no one will buy and the price will drop. Catch 22. Signed, a disillusioned cattle farmer [/QUOTE]
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