The difference between buying calves and selling roping calves.
Posted by RodR
on January 31, 2016, 6:38 pm
The beef moneymakers I bought in December have grown too big and now have a AAA speed rating. I'd like to buy some dairy or dairy cross calves but but can't stand the disparity between buying and selling.I bought 6 head of jerseys last summer at $510 each. One immediately died and another was semi-dead until I sold him for $90. That was a hit to the pocketbook. The other 4 I roped until they couldn't fit into the roping chute. I turned them out for awhile then sold them. They weighed +-300 lbs when I sold them Here's the good part they brought an average of $375 each.I'm still hurting over that.I bet my beef calves do better than the $550 I paid for them.If not I may just quit roping, start standing on the corner downtown and hand out $100 bills. I hope everybody is enjoying this beautiful weather.
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