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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky" data-source="post: 1821006" data-attributes="member: 32659"><p>We calve from February 7th until the end of April and wean in November so calves will be 7 to 10 months old? From there we just feed them until the grass comes on good in March or April. Typically we'll back off the feed March 15th but that doesn't work every year. I really like to sell the week of July 4th and they'll avg 800#. We've sold as early as May and as late as August though due to weather or market conditions. We'll have a big group weigh 825# and a smaller group weighing 750#. This is were a tighter calving season would make more money but we aren't there yet. In my experience calves gain very little if any from July to August on grass, it's just too hot. </p><p></p><p> 16 months old and 800# is our goal. Some will balk at this and say they wean 700# calves @ 210 days but 16 months @ 800# makes a good size thin fleshed green yearling that will sell at the top.</p><p></p><p> I know the time and fuel question will come up, it always does. We live at the ranch and it takes an extra 15 minutes to feed the yearlings if I count them all. Once feeding is done we ride through them a few times a week. We're out anyway so it's not a special trip for us. I like raising yearlings way better than dealing with the cow herd.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky, post: 1821006, member: 32659"] We calve from February 7th until the end of April and wean in November so calves will be 7 to 10 months old? From there we just feed them until the grass comes on good in March or April. Typically we'll back off the feed March 15th but that doesn't work every year. I really like to sell the week of July 4th and they'll avg 800#. We've sold as early as May and as late as August though due to weather or market conditions. We'll have a big group weigh 825# and a smaller group weighing 750#. This is were a tighter calving season would make more money but we aren't there yet. In my experience calves gain very little if any from July to August on grass, it's just too hot. 16 months old and 800# is our goal. Some will balk at this and say they wean 700# calves @ 210 days but 16 months @ 800# makes a good size thin fleshed green yearling that will sell at the top. I know the time and fuel question will come up, it always does. We live at the ranch and it takes an extra 15 minutes to feed the yearlings if I count them all. Once feeding is done we ride through them a few times a week. We're out anyway so it's not a special trip for us. I like raising yearlings way better than dealing with the cow herd. [/QUOTE]
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