? for cattle producers i have 14 acres of land?

December 21st, 2009 | by admin |

it is all in the home area I want to get into cattle i have 2yrs exp in running a feed lot I live 2 miles from a beef packing plant and 2 1/2 miles from a sale barn but with a small amount of ground and having to buy all feed is cow/calf or breeding hefiers, bull production or,finishing etc the best for what i have

I would suggest buying breed heifers in the 2 or 3 period, calve them out and ship them as pairs.
Or you could get a contract w/ the packer. Say you agree to supply 100 head per year. You buy short and solids at a minimal price from the sale barn, and ship them to the packer. There really is money to be made doing that. Your not going to make any money finishing if you are buying all of your feed, you’ll be in the negative.
I wouldn’t suggest trying a cow/calf operation either. Think about it, depending on where you live…let’s say you can have 6 head on your 14 acres. Your going to have to buy an easy calving bull. Say he costs you $3,000. You simply can’t afford to keep a $3,000 bull around for 6 head of cows. After they calve, and the calves are eating grass too…well you won’t have any grass left w/ 13 head on your place. Not to mention you’ll be buying hay for 13 head about year round. Your only looking at about $1,200 profit per yr from the calf crop. Now take the 1,200 and subtract feed, hay, vacs, vet expences, and your 45 day weaning (hay and double the grain). Now your about out of any profit.
You can make money in the cattle business, you just need to be in the "know how". Good luck;)

  1. 5 Responses to “? for cattle producers i have 14 acres of land?”

  2. By willywonker on Dec 21, 2009 | Reply

    why don’t you buy a few cattle that are sort of projects like bulls that you could castarate and background. Cattle that need dehorning, Cattle that need a little care to be fed into first cut cattle. On the size of acres your talking it may be your best option.
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  3. By Gabu on Dec 21, 2009 | Reply

    If you want to make as much money as you can, I would suggest feeding cattle and selling them privately to neighbors. There is a large market for farm feed beef so if you have a local private butcher that can process them, I would suggest that.
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  4. By Loren S on Dec 21, 2009 | Reply

    finishing definitely. you don’t have enough land for anything else.
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  5. By Ritzy Ranchers Wife on Dec 21, 2009 | Reply

    I would suggest buying breed heifers in the 2 or 3 period, calve them out and ship them as pairs.
    Or you could get a contract w/ the packer. Say you agree to supply 100 head per year. You buy short and solids at a minimal price from the sale barn, and ship them to the packer. There really is money to be made doing that. Your not going to make any money finishing if you are buying all of your feed, you’ll be in the negative.
    I wouldn’t suggest trying a cow/calf operation either. Think about it, depending on where you live…let’s say you can have 6 head on your 14 acres. Your going to have to buy an easy calving bull. Say he costs you $3,000. You simply can’t afford to keep a $3,000 bull around for 6 head of cows. After they calve, and the calves are eating grass too…well you won’t have any grass left w/ 13 head on your place. Not to mention you’ll be buying hay for 13 head about year round. Your only looking at about $1,200 profit per yr from the calf crop. Now take the 1,200 and subtract feed, hay, vacs, vet expences, and your 45 day weaning (hay and double the grain). Now your about out of any profit.
    You can make money in the cattle business, you just need to be in the "know how". Good luck;)
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    I can’t tell ya!! (j/j)

  6. By rofe on Dec 21, 2009 | Reply

    you might look at doing dairy replacement heifers. buy them as open heifers and sell them at about 7 months pregnant.
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