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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 711713" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>and I will also agree!!! MODERATE SIZE does not necessarily mean SMALL. </p><p>In our "neck of the woods", we refer to moderate size cows in the 12-1400# range. I have some in that range and some larger. Anyone that "knows" me, knows we make our biggest profits selling replacement females. But, half my calf crop is males and we don't sell very many bulls (castrate at least 90%). We place a portion of our steers on the Cornell Univ feedout program. We retain ownership. Our steers have been the HIGHEST <strong><u>PROFIT</u></strong> group (and/or individual) steers since we've been partcipating (out of several hundred head). The head of the program does not understand it, because the crossbred steers should out-perform our purebreds. Hmm, we must be doing something right with our "moderate to big" cows, that run on grass and hay alone..</p><p></p><p>Bottom line, it doesn't make any difference what size your cows are, IF you are making a NET profit. My steers net me AT LEAST $200 over the cow costs each year (fertilizer, feed (hay for cows & grain for weaned calves), meds, vet, labor paid, fencing, breeding, etc). I'll be satisfied with that kind of NET profit - from my STEERS.</p><p></p><p>So, Doc, let's not beat this into the ground. There is NO RIGHT SIZE COW for EVERYONE. We appreciate your wisdom, but you don't necessarily KNOW what's best for everyone in every area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 711713, member: 968"] and I will also agree!!! MODERATE SIZE does not necessarily mean SMALL. In our "neck of the woods", we refer to moderate size cows in the 12-1400# range. I have some in that range and some larger. Anyone that "knows" me, knows we make our biggest profits selling replacement females. But, half my calf crop is males and we don't sell very many bulls (castrate at least 90%). We place a portion of our steers on the Cornell Univ feedout program. We retain ownership. Our steers have been the HIGHEST [b][u]PROFIT[/u][/b] group (and/or individual) steers since we've been partcipating (out of several hundred head). The head of the program does not understand it, because the crossbred steers should out-perform our purebreds. Hmm, we must be doing something right with our "moderate to big" cows, that run on grass and hay alone.. Bottom line, it doesn't make any difference what size your cows are, IF you are making a NET profit. My steers net me AT LEAST $200 over the cow costs each year (fertilizer, feed (hay for cows & grain for weaned calves), meds, vet, labor paid, fencing, breeding, etc). I'll be satisfied with that kind of NET profit - from my STEERS. So, Doc, let's not beat this into the ground. There is NO RIGHT SIZE COW for EVERYONE. We appreciate your wisdom, but you don't necessarily KNOW what's best for everyone in every area. [/QUOTE]
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