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<blockquote data-quote="Brute 23" data-source="post: 1606739" data-attributes="member: 6291"><p>Curious what people's thoughts are on this scenario.</p><p></p><p>The boss man asked me about keeping about 50 calves thru the winter. We have these calves that are around #550 +-50. Prices in are area are pretty bad. Avg is 1.10 no matter bull, steer, heifer or the size which I don't understand. Saw a friends sale receipts out of OK where he got 1.50 just a couple weeks ago.</p><p></p><p>I would not want to feed them any grain or any thing like that on regular basis. We have a pasture with plenty of green grass for them and it will stay like that until are first freeze which my be Dec or Jan. Even then it may not be green but there will be plenty of stock piles grass. We usually only feed hay 2-3 months. We have plenty of hay.</p><p></p><p>I'm usually a bird in the hand is better than 2 in the bush kind of guy but I can see some upside in this scenario and very little down side. If prices come up .10 - .20 by March or so it will have been well worth it but is that a realistic scenario? </p><p></p><p>What's every ones thoughts on this? Im trying to see both sides, the pros and cons. Im asking because it seems a little to good to be true and don't really see a down side. I don't really have an argument against it right now. :???:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brute 23, post: 1606739, member: 6291"] Curious what people's thoughts are on this scenario. The boss man asked me about keeping about 50 calves thru the winter. We have these calves that are around #550 +-50. Prices in are area are pretty bad. Avg is 1.10 no matter bull, steer, heifer or the size which I don't understand. Saw a friends sale receipts out of OK where he got 1.50 just a couple weeks ago. I would not want to feed them any grain or any thing like that on regular basis. We have a pasture with plenty of green grass for them and it will stay like that until are first freeze which my be Dec or Jan. Even then it may not be green but there will be plenty of stock piles grass. We usually only feed hay 2-3 months. We have plenty of hay. I'm usually a bird in the hand is better than 2 in the bush kind of guy but I can see some upside in this scenario and very little down side. If prices come up .10 - .20 by March or so it will have been well worth it but is that a realistic scenario? What's every ones thoughts on this? Im trying to see both sides, the pros and cons. Im asking because it seems a little to good to be true and don't really see a down side. I don't really have an argument against it right now. :???: [/QUOTE]
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