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<blockquote data-quote="Lee VanRoss" data-source="post: 1742820" data-attributes="member: 40072"><p><strong>MM's > </strong>You can select bulls that index high for weaning weight and keeping the heifer calves. The downside is the possibility</p><p>of the cows becoming larger than economically viable. For the past 20 years I have used <em>70 and under</em> birthweight, low weaning</p><p>index and plus 110 year weight bulls. Also personally I do not care for a high milk index as it requires more solar energy to run milk</p><p>through a cow to feed a calf than it does for the calf to eat the grass for itself. 60 day of milk is plenty in my opinion. I try to calve in</p><p>April to mid May and wean dark of the moon October, I don't scale the calves but it is not uncommon for some to work at getting</p><p>to the feed in the bunk. By the time I market in late March to mid April the steers will run 900 + and the heifers in the mid 8's mosa</p><p>minos. I feed distillers, ground corn and middlin quality hay. Now to be candid I think if one has the time, facilities <em>and the all</em></p><p><em>important temperment </em>and a good sense of the market that buying and selling (trading) cattle will result in better cashflow as the</p><p>income stream is more consistant. (That would not be me). I subscribe to pounds of beef per unit of land with the least maternal input</p><p>as opposed to price per pound of beef. and a good relationship with a reputable auction. <strong>LVR</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lee VanRoss, post: 1742820, member: 40072"] [B]MM's > [/B]You can select bulls that index high for weaning weight and keeping the heifer calves. The downside is the possibility of the cows becoming larger than economically viable. For the past 20 years I have used [I]70 and under[/I] birthweight, low weaning index and plus 110 year weight bulls. Also personally I do not care for a high milk index as it requires more solar energy to run milk through a cow to feed a calf than it does for the calf to eat the grass for itself. 60 day of milk is plenty in my opinion. I try to calve in April to mid May and wean dark of the moon October, I don't scale the calves but it is not uncommon for some to work at getting to the feed in the bunk. By the time I market in late March to mid April the steers will run 900 + and the heifers in the mid 8's mosa minos. I feed distillers, ground corn and middlin quality hay. Now to be candid I think if one has the time, facilities [I]and the all important temperment [/I]and a good sense of the market that buying and selling (trading) cattle will result in better cashflow as the income stream is more consistant. (That would not be me). I subscribe to pounds of beef per unit of land with the least maternal input as opposed to price per pound of beef. and a good relationship with a reputable auction. [B]LVR[/B] [/QUOTE]
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