Most years there is alot of money to be made buying thin, suckled down short solid cows in September bred in the 1st period. They will normally go for a low slaughter price. You can winter them and then sell them as green tag in February or to make more money, freshen them out and sell the pairs in April. It is difficult to make much money if you buy the fat short solid cows, they weigh out too much money and they already look real good, which is what you are supposed to do. Buy them when they are the worst they will ever look and make them look the best they will ever look and then sell them. You can make money on broken mouth cows if you buy them as second periods in October and November and freshen them out and then sell the 400 lb calf in July and weigh out the old cow for slaughter. If you buy broken mouth, they have to be in decent shape, you cant buy thin broken mouths going into winter.