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Why didn't they gain much?......confused
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<blockquote data-quote="Z&amp;amp;J Cattle" data-source="post: 644509" data-attributes="member: 1876"><p>So it sounds like the general consensus is that I bought calves that were too fleshy to begin with. I could see that for sure. I bought calves that looked "good" to me, which for the most part translated into them being fleshy. I would say that most if not all of them were not weaned because they bawled pretty strong for 4-5 days after we brought them home. When I bought them, I just bought one calf at a time rather than buying them in a group that was already put together in an effort to save money. In hindsight, it almost definitely didn't. Obviously pre weaned/pre vac calves will cost more up front and I just had it in my head that I would not recoop the additional money spent. Let's say that pre weaned/vac calves bring .10 cents more. That's $50 on a 500# calf. I can give a lot of shots for $50, so I wouldn't be so worried about the pre vac part, but the pre weaned part is starting to look more worth it all the time. I know enough to know that a calf will back up for 30 days or so after weaning, I've just never looked at it from the perspective that it probably takes another 30 days to regain the lost weight, so essentially 60 days are lost. For the most part, the calves that I bought probably didn't stand a chance to gain above what I bought them at except maybe during the last 90 days. Other than the owner just standing up and saying that a group of calves are weaned, what are some other signs to look for? Obviously if they are bawling constantly, that is probably a red flag. But a lot of times they will be quiet in the ring and won't start bawling until after you get them home. I want to try the same thing again next fall. It kinda stinks that I didn't make anything, but it could have been worse and you can't learn until you just do it yourself. I will do a better job of buying next time. I've had more than one old cattleman tell me that sometimes on feeders you make money, sometimes you lose, and sometimes you break even. It happens to everyone at some point. So looking at it that way, I guess for my first time with feeders it could have definitely been worse. Thanks to everyone for the great insight.</p><p></p><p>Zach</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Z&J Cattle, post: 644509, member: 1876"] So it sounds like the general consensus is that I bought calves that were too fleshy to begin with. I could see that for sure. I bought calves that looked "good" to me, which for the most part translated into them being fleshy. I would say that most if not all of them were not weaned because they bawled pretty strong for 4-5 days after we brought them home. When I bought them, I just bought one calf at a time rather than buying them in a group that was already put together in an effort to save money. In hindsight, it almost definitely didn't. Obviously pre weaned/pre vac calves will cost more up front and I just had it in my head that I would not recoop the additional money spent. Let's say that pre weaned/vac calves bring .10 cents more. That's $50 on a 500# calf. I can give a lot of shots for $50, so I wouldn't be so worried about the pre vac part, but the pre weaned part is starting to look more worth it all the time. I know enough to know that a calf will back up for 30 days or so after weaning, I've just never looked at it from the perspective that it probably takes another 30 days to regain the lost weight, so essentially 60 days are lost. For the most part, the calves that I bought probably didn't stand a chance to gain above what I bought them at except maybe during the last 90 days. Other than the owner just standing up and saying that a group of calves are weaned, what are some other signs to look for? Obviously if they are bawling constantly, that is probably a red flag. But a lot of times they will be quiet in the ring and won't start bawling until after you get them home. I want to try the same thing again next fall. It kinda stinks that I didn't make anything, but it could have been worse and you can't learn until you just do it yourself. I will do a better job of buying next time. I've had more than one old cattleman tell me that sometimes on feeders you make money, sometimes you lose, and sometimes you break even. It happens to everyone at some point. So looking at it that way, I guess for my first time with feeders it could have definitely been worse. Thanks to everyone for the great insight. Zach [/QUOTE]
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