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<blockquote data-quote="Hasbeen" data-source="post: 379854" data-attributes="member: 3220"><p>The best you could do is make about twelve hundred bucks off the cattle and that's with a 100% survival rate on the calfs.</p><p>You would really have to watch your pennies.</p></blockquote><p></p><p>Since I joined the site I've been reading what you've preached about profit margin and you're absolutely right. I had a little bad luck and only got five calves (out of eight heifers) for my first crop. That's probably only going to be about $3000 income and once I subtract expenses (which I track carefully) I should just about break even if I don't count my labor. If I paid myself even minimum wage, I would be badly in the hole. </p><p></p><p>Don't misunderstand. I knew going in there wouldn't be much money in it. I love the work and if I actually lived on the place I would probably be content with just a token profit. But working there from the time I get off my regular job until dark every night is starting to take a toll on my family. For some reason they want me around a little more often. I'd like to be able to cut back to maybe every other day but with live animals they need my attention 7/365. Now I know there are some who only see their animals once a month or so but that just isn't right to me.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Hasbeen, post: 379854, member: 3220"] The best you could do is make about twelve hundred bucks off the cattle and that's with a 100% survival rate on the calfs. You would really have to watch your pennies.[/quote] Since I joined the site I've been reading what you've preached about profit margin and you're absolutely right. I had a little bad luck and only got five calves (out of eight heifers) for my first crop. That's probably only going to be about $3000 income and once I subtract expenses (which I track carefully) I should just about break even if I don't count my labor. If I paid myself even minimum wage, I would be badly in the hole. Don't misunderstand. I knew going in there wouldn't be much money in it. I love the work and if I actually lived on the place I would probably be content with just a token profit. But working there from the time I get off my regular job until dark every night is starting to take a toll on my family. For some reason they want me around a little more often. I'd like to be able to cut back to maybe every other day but with live animals they need my attention 7/365. Now I know there are some who only see their animals once a month or so but that just isn't right to me. [/QUOTE]
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