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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 490330" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Arnold Ziffle - have I been blind & unobservant - or haven't you been around for a while? Nice to "see" you again. Raised heifers don't enter into the picture on your tax returns - but they sure do on a "Balance Sheet" for assets & liabilities!</p><p>Jogeephus - if that bag of grain is justified in $$ returned, then it is money well spent. Each area requires different managements, and each "type" of operation requires different managements. I am in a severe winter area, and I sell show/breeding stock. I guarantee you I could not get the prices for my heifers that I get if they were "rough" raised in my climate. Of course, several of my heifers are sold at 8-9 months old, so I have very little grain in them - from weaning to sale time. Maybe max 60 days on grain, about 5#/hd/day @ $0.10/lb - so that's about $30/hd. </p><p>I start my weaned calves out with about 3#/hd/day and build up to maybe 6# till they are in great BCS than I'll back them down. I'm feeding less than 4#/hd/day now.</p><p>If I sell 1 heifer out of the weaned group, her "profit" more than covers any extra grain bill - probably covers their winter grain.</p><p>I'm not trying to brag - just pointing out that there are differences in operations - you cannot make a blanket statement in our business - way too many variables.</p><p>I realize there are a lot of hobby farms that just pamper their cattle, graining nursing calves, cows, everything. They never can justify their expenses, but they don't need to. I need to. I'm in this business to make money - just like the 500 head cattle operations down in Texas or wherever. Looking at the bottom line to make a profit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 490330, member: 968"] Arnold Ziffle - have I been blind & unobservant - or haven't you been around for a while? Nice to "see" you again. Raised heifers don't enter into the picture on your tax returns - but they sure do on a "Balance Sheet" for assets & liabilities! Jogeephus - if that bag of grain is justified in $$ returned, then it is money well spent. Each area requires different managements, and each "type" of operation requires different managements. I am in a severe winter area, and I sell show/breeding stock. I guarantee you I could not get the prices for my heifers that I get if they were "rough" raised in my climate. Of course, several of my heifers are sold at 8-9 months old, so I have very little grain in them - from weaning to sale time. Maybe max 60 days on grain, about 5#/hd/day @ $0.10/lb - so that's about $30/hd. I start my weaned calves out with about 3#/hd/day and build up to maybe 6# till they are in great BCS than I'll back them down. I'm feeding less than 4#/hd/day now. If I sell 1 heifer out of the weaned group, her "profit" more than covers any extra grain bill - probably covers their winter grain. I'm not trying to brag - just pointing out that there are differences in operations - you cannot make a blanket statement in our business - way too many variables. I realize there are a lot of hobby farms that just pamper their cattle, graining nursing calves, cows, everything. They never can justify their expenses, but they don't need to. I need to. I'm in this business to make money - just like the 500 head cattle operations down in Texas or wherever. Looking at the bottom line to make a profit. [/QUOTE]
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