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What is the diff between a 400 lb calf and a 600 lb?
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<blockquote data-quote="BC" data-source="post: 1405638" data-attributes="member: 67"><p>I can see I am not making myself clear. You are correct that if you take 4 or 5 head in that have had everything done to them and there are no other calves have had that protocol, then you do not get paid for your effort.</p><p></p><p>What I am talking about is a special sale that has only calves that have followed a set health regimen. When you can co-mingle calves to make truck load lots of same sex, same quality with an even weight distribution, that have been castrated, weaned, broke to a feed and water trough and the same vaccinations, THEN you will see a difference. In 2016, the Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Association (NETBIO) marketed 34,889 head in 6 sales. Of that total, 4295 head came from the following states – Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Florida and Alabama. The rest came from Texas counties. There are consignors that haul calves 130 to 145 miles to this sale.</p><p></p><p>I know of a couple of guys that buy calves out of sale barns in southeastern states to castrate, straighten out, and get on the health protocol. They keep the calves 60 to 90 days. One of them had over 400 head in the last sale. If it wasn't working why is he doing it?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BC, post: 1405638, member: 67"] I can see I am not making myself clear. You are correct that if you take 4 or 5 head in that have had everything done to them and there are no other calves have had that protocol, then you do not get paid for your effort. What I am talking about is a special sale that has only calves that have followed a set health regimen. When you can co-mingle calves to make truck load lots of same sex, same quality with an even weight distribution, that have been castrated, weaned, broke to a feed and water trough and the same vaccinations, THEN you will see a difference. In 2016, the Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Association (NETBIO) marketed 34,889 head in 6 sales. Of that total, 4295 head came from the following states – Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Florida and Alabama. The rest came from Texas counties. There are consignors that haul calves 130 to 145 miles to this sale. I know of a couple of guys that buy calves out of sale barns in southeastern states to castrate, straighten out, and get on the health protocol. They keep the calves 60 to 90 days. One of them had over 400 head in the last sale. If it wasn’t working why is he doing it? [/QUOTE]
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