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Cattle prices are way down, feeder steers back in the spring were selling up to .99-1.01 in the 500 weight now it is down to around the mid .70 range. Steers are bring the same price as heifers are.<br>I took a load of cows/calves in Sunday and they took the calves off the mothers and said to sell the calves as feeders and heifers by the pound. back in the spring a heifer with the calf on the side would have brougt in the $700-800 range per pair but not now. <br>The cattle buyers are blameing the farmers and saying that flooding the cattle market is driveing prices down. <br>With no rain during the summer and no hay the farmers had no chice but the sell early.

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[quote author=Javaluva link=board=10;threadid=5735;start=15#51400 date=1034342260]<br>[quote author=Cattle Hauler link=board=10;threadid=5735;start=15#51120 date=1034287186]<br>Alright here you go, these our this years calves that started calving in Feb of this year.<br>[/quote]<br><br>Uh...what's that guy doin' to the hay bail...???<br>[/quote]<br><br>hey a man has to do what a man has to do. ;D ;D<br>The bull calves have not been cut yet, so they are getting alittle happy. They are on there way to become steers this week though.

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[quote author=tool link=board=10;threadid=5735;start=15#51170 date=1034294507]<br>How many cows are you running CH?<br><br>Are they purebred? I'm guessing not since I think I saw some white faces in one of those pictures?<br><br>I'd love to see more pictures.<br> <br>[/quote]<br><br>38 cows on the farm, we run with a purebred angus bull, but we don't have all angus heifers.

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No I tent farm,<br>on the farm we raise cattle and horses.<br><br>

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I live on the farm and take care of it but don't own it. I will one day have mine own, but right know trying to pay equipment off then I can buy my own farm.<br>The big thing is the equipment that is needed to farm cost just about what you will spend on buying a farm.

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[quote author=Palmetto_kid link=board=10;threadid=5735;start=30#51477 date=1034351056]<br>[quote author=Cattle Hauler link=board=10;threadid=5735;start=30#51467 date=1034350335]<br>[quote author=Javaluva link=board=10;threadid=5735;start=15#51400 date=1034342260]<br>[quote author=Cattle Hauler link=board=10;threadid=5735;start=15#51120 date=1034287186]<br>Alright here you go, these our this years calves that started calving in Feb of this year.<br>[/quote]<br><br><br>Uh...what's that guy doin' to the hay bail...???<br>[/quote]<br><br>hey a man has to do what a man has to do. ;D ;D<br>The bull calves have not been cut yet, so they are getting alittle happy. They are on there way to become steers this week though. <br>[/quote]<br><br><br>your gonna cut those big bull calves? they look like they could go 650 or 700 lbs!!!<br><br>we cut our calves young! we have a calf table, and run all of them through. dehorn, 8-way shot, wormer, castrate bulls, implant (steroid), fly tag, and ear notch. usually about 100 calves. we sell ours when they get about 500 lbs. so they get worked early on.<br><br>gonna work all our cattle this weekend. about 120 head brahman cross. prbly 60 calves. i wanted to go fishing, but duty calls! :'(<br>[/quote]<br><br>No actully those calve are just about 7-8 months old and weight about in the 400 weight I would say. They will be cut the beginning of next week, <br>I use to rasie bottle cavles in High school and would cut the bull calves at 2-3 days old. <br>This calves will be sold in about 1-2 weeks stright to a cattle buyer.