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What to do with open cows?
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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 920055" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>As long as you are sure there is no problem with your bulls and they had 2 or 3 cycles with the bull and are still not bred, my suggestion is to immediately sell all 53 open cows and concentrate your time and resources on the ones that are bred. A tighter calving period, whether that is spring or fall, seems to me to be a key to profitability.</p><p></p><p>Wasting time and energy on trying to get the open ones bred, you may end up with half or more of them STILL open and have wasted a lot of time and money.</p><p></p><p>With the recent "pink slime" situation, cull cows are actually in demand for "lean" beef/hamburger. High dressing slaughter cows brought 80-88 cents/lb, lower dressing 70-79 cents at as local sale here this week. Assuming 80 cents on a 1400 lb cow that is around $1100 right now. Vs putting a lot more time and energy and money in them and if they get bred getting maybe $1500 in several months???</p><p></p><p>Sell them now and don't look back, concentrate your efforts on the ones that are bred for calving when you want them to. jmho.</p><p></p><p>Good luck</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 920055, member: 7509"] As long as you are sure there is no problem with your bulls and they had 2 or 3 cycles with the bull and are still not bred, my suggestion is to immediately sell all 53 open cows and concentrate your time and resources on the ones that are bred. A tighter calving period, whether that is spring or fall, seems to me to be a key to profitability. Wasting time and energy on trying to get the open ones bred, you may end up with half or more of them STILL open and have wasted a lot of time and money. With the recent "pink slime" situation, cull cows are actually in demand for "lean" beef/hamburger. High dressing slaughter cows brought 80-88 cents/lb, lower dressing 70-79 cents at as local sale here this week. Assuming 80 cents on a 1400 lb cow that is around $1100 right now. Vs putting a lot more time and energy and money in them and if they get bred getting maybe $1500 in several months??? Sell them now and don't look back, concentrate your efforts on the ones that are bred for calving when you want them to. jmho. Good luck Jim [/QUOTE]
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