What weight or age do you sell your calves?

[Pharmer]

I was wondering what age or weight do you folks sell your calves at.

 

[Scotty]

Usually 450 to 500 lbs. A little sooner if the cows needs a break or if the calf is not growing well .


Scotty

 

[jerry27150]

depends on the price. used to feed mine out to 11-1200, then price of calves came up & i took them to around 700lbs. now feeders are high & i sell at weaning between 5-600 lbs when price of calves go down i go higher on weight

 

[Beefy]

Right now! $135/cwt!

 

[houstoncutter]

400 pounds, I dont cut em, no shots, or anything. After 400 pounds you have to spend some money on em to get a good return. Of course when we get a down market all bets are off. Then you got cut em bath em and make em look real pretty and lol.... you still take it on the chin.

 

[TheBullLady]

Same here Houston. With prices the way they are, we ship at 400- 450 lbs. no cutting or dehorning.

 

[TLCfromARK]

We try to target for 400#, no dehorning or cutting. If it's a heifer's 1st. calf and she seems to be getting pulled down some we might sell a little earlier. Seems to work out better for us anyway, investment vs. return.
;-)

 

[Campground Cattle]

Five to six months you are getting a ride to the salebarn, unless being retained for a replacement prospect.

 

[shorty]

I put them on grain about six to eight weeks after weaning this year they averaged 680lbs.

 

[Workinonit Farm]

Between 400 and 600lbs. Males are banded just after birth, sold as steers. Dewormed 1x, and one set vaccines.

Katherine

 

[txag]

we sell by age more than weight. weaning......7 mos. most of them at this age will weigh between 600 & 700 lbs. the steers are all banded at birth & dehorned at conception.

 

[certherfbeef]

dehorned at conception.

HAHA, good one :clap:

 

[greenwillowherefords]

dehorned at conception.

HAHA, good one :clap:

:lol: Just what I was going to say!

I usually sell bull prospects between six and eight months old. My brother who is sort of a partner with GWH, tends to sell them a little older.