JSCATTLE":3atue0x2 said:
Bigfoot":3atue0x2 said:
Based on sale prices here, a 400 pound steer would have been about $650, and a 600 pound steer would have been about $810. I personally think the $150 is well worth pursuing. Most of mine come off the cow at that size. i usually do a long wean, and take them to 750. That calf would have sold for $930. I think producers leave to much money on the table, by not holding their calf a little longer. Or, maybe better stated, give too much money away.
What's your cost to get him from the cow to 750 ?
I have focused on weaning weight so much, I'm a long way there by the time I wean them. I usually have calves that will gain 2.5 pounds per day on a mixture of DDG and corn. So, there not on feed too terribly long. I might spend $12-$15 per head per month, by keeping them.
I know there's a big difference in gross and net, but on a hundred head, were talking $30,000. Those kinds of numbers are worth chasing.