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why background /vac/ or wean em at all...just load em??
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<blockquote data-quote="Matt Schiel" data-source="post: 446808" data-attributes="member: 81"><p>We used to do the same thing that most of you are talking about, wean on the trailer. But, you know with more education on the GLOBAL meat market, not cattle market, you start to relize that you are providing food for the world. You are not selling a calf or cow at the auction barn, you are selling a commodity. That calf can go in a 100 directions and it might be your next meal at your favorite restaurant. It is our job to prepare our weaned calves for the next stage of production, either as a stocker or in a feedlot. It is also your job to get the best price for those calves and your time to prepare those calves. </p><p></p><p>Now, I know that some you will say, "Matt you must be a large cattle producer with lots of space and time to spare." No, we run less than 30 head and a modest acres to support them, with our own hay fields. If you are using a purebred bull or one that has papers of some sort, allmost all breed associations have some sort of commercial tagging program to let buyers know what breed they are and your information. That will at least get your program in the ball game to capture a higher return on investment.</p><p></p><p>I also suppose that most of you have neighbors either good or bad that also run cattle. Their is power in numbers and that is were you need to be. It is much easier to sell a truck load of steers versus a 16 ft trailer load. Get with neighboors, county producers to comingle cattle and get those prices that you want. So, the question is what's your next move, either keep doing the same old thing and sut up about your pay check or get more involved with your BUSINESS and create your market by either comingle your properly weaned calves, retain ownership of your calves, create your own niche markets for your cattle or just get out of the business.</p><p></p><p>Now to let you know what were doing differnet this year: fence line weaning, increase our natural beef niche marketing, using the Sim Choice tagging system from the American Simmental Association on all calves and will comingle the rest of our calves at pre-conditioned sales.</p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p></p><p>Matt</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Matt Schiel, post: 446808, member: 81"] We used to do the same thing that most of you are talking about, wean on the trailer. But, you know with more education on the GLOBAL meat market, not cattle market, you start to relize that you are providing food for the world. You are not selling a calf or cow at the auction barn, you are selling a commodity. That calf can go in a 100 directions and it might be your next meal at your favorite restaurant. It is our job to prepare our weaned calves for the next stage of production, either as a stocker or in a feedlot. It is also your job to get the best price for those calves and your time to prepare those calves. Now, I know that some you will say, "Matt you must be a large cattle producer with lots of space and time to spare." No, we run less than 30 head and a modest acres to support them, with our own hay fields. If you are using a purebred bull or one that has papers of some sort, allmost all breed associations have some sort of commercial tagging program to let buyers know what breed they are and your information. That will at least get your program in the ball game to capture a higher return on investment. I also suppose that most of you have neighbors either good or bad that also run cattle. Their is power in numbers and that is were you need to be. It is much easier to sell a truck load of steers versus a 16 ft trailer load. Get with neighboors, county producers to comingle cattle and get those prices that you want. So, the question is what's your next move, either keep doing the same old thing and sut up about your pay check or get more involved with your BUSINESS and create your market by either comingle your properly weaned calves, retain ownership of your calves, create your own niche markets for your cattle or just get out of the business. Now to let you know what were doing differnet this year: fence line weaning, increase our natural beef niche marketing, using the Sim Choice tagging system from the American Simmental Association on all calves and will comingle the rest of our calves at pre-conditioned sales. Thanks, Matt [/QUOTE]
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