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<blockquote data-quote="raykour" data-source="post: 860334" data-attributes="member: 16801"><p>I weaned some of my angus x (with charolais, or hereford) that are on older cows off at 4 1/2-5 months of age this year. I got premium prices for them. They weighed around 450 lbs. I fence line weaned them and the mommas did ALOT more bawling than the babies. With the dry year, it was a few more mouths not to be eating the pasture. The steers I kept are still on mommas, I probably won't wean them off till they are 8 months old. </p><p></p><p>I take my chances on sale barn calves sometimes if the pair is being split for the cow to be a weigh cow. I have gotten calves in the 200-300 lbs. range and although they may not be as growthy as their still nursing counterparts, they do pretty good with good feed. I don't see any reason you'd want to wean that early unless you are desperate to get the cow on the truck, but it does work out OK.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="raykour, post: 860334, member: 16801"] I weaned some of my angus x (with charolais, or hereford) that are on older cows off at 4 1/2-5 months of age this year. I got premium prices for them. They weighed around 450 lbs. I fence line weaned them and the mommas did ALOT more bawling than the babies. With the dry year, it was a few more mouths not to be eating the pasture. The steers I kept are still on mommas, I probably won't wean them off till they are 8 months old. I take my chances on sale barn calves sometimes if the pair is being split for the cow to be a weigh cow. I have gotten calves in the 200-300 lbs. range and although they may not be as growthy as their still nursing counterparts, they do pretty good with good feed. I don't see any reason you'd want to wean that early unless you are desperate to get the cow on the truck, but it does work out OK. [/QUOTE]
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