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<blockquote data-quote="zendog" data-source="post: 715602" data-attributes="member: 6830"><p>Thanks for the help. I raise these lowline Angus more as a hobby than for the money but money IS a consideration. Part of the hobby is paying for everything and still having a dollar left over at the end of the year. I sell them by the side as "boutique", primarily grass-fed beef. The goal of my operation is: "I will raise the very best quality steak for my own table and sell what I do not eat!" I do pretty well, there is no finer eating beef anywhere and I sell the excess at $.25 per pound (on the hoof) more than current market price.</p><p></p><p>I want to sell the two older cows to keep my herd small enough to subsist on the grass in my pasture during spring and summer. I do not have enough pasture to carry 11 cows and 6 calves next summer. I may have to sell some more. I am gradually improving the quality of my herd going from 1/2 lowline to 3/4 or better. So far, this seems to the best breed of cattle for my type of operation.</p><p></p><p>The vet who preg checked them last year said that an open cow will cost you 5 years profit on that cow.</p><p></p><p>I keep close track of my costs. Depending on what I can find used, it will take me several years profit to pay for even modestly priced cattle handling equipment, but it looks like something that even a small operation needs. Unfortunately, cattle handling equipment is one of those items where economy of scale works in favor of the larger operator.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zendog, post: 715602, member: 6830"] Thanks for the help. I raise these lowline Angus more as a hobby than for the money but money IS a consideration. Part of the hobby is paying for everything and still having a dollar left over at the end of the year. I sell them by the side as "boutique", primarily grass-fed beef. The goal of my operation is: "I will raise the very best quality steak for my own table and sell what I do not eat!" I do pretty well, there is no finer eating beef anywhere and I sell the excess at $.25 per pound (on the hoof) more than current market price. I want to sell the two older cows to keep my herd small enough to subsist on the grass in my pasture during spring and summer. I do not have enough pasture to carry 11 cows and 6 calves next summer. I may have to sell some more. I am gradually improving the quality of my herd going from 1/2 lowline to 3/4 or better. So far, this seems to the best breed of cattle for my type of operation. The vet who preg checked them last year said that an open cow will cost you 5 years profit on that cow. I keep close track of my costs. Depending on what I can find used, it will take me several years profit to pay for even modestly priced cattle handling equipment, but it looks like something that even a small operation needs. Unfortunately, cattle handling equipment is one of those items where economy of scale works in favor of the larger operator. [/QUOTE]
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