Any bred cows heifers sold yet?

[ALLFARMER]

My uncle at Provost wants $1500 for black bred
heifers bred black. Trying to figure if that's good
or bad.

[gaucho]

I don't know but if I were you I would not have sold the cows in the spring..... you would have had a 900 check for each of your calves and the cows would still be worth $1200 bucks.

[T.N.T.]

The boys bought a couple hundred heifers with calves at side this spring for $1600,those are starting to look like really cheap cows now.

[ALLFARMER]

Didn't have much choice but to sell. With that I
bought 3 quarters connected to mine. I now have
114 very good looking heifers but would be able
to handle another 50. Making $550/day in the oil
patch the farm is expanding )

[ASRG]

ALLFARMER: Good for you! It's good to see we still have some younger people willing to get out and work hard to get ahead.
I shudder just thinking about calving out 114 heifers while trying to make money in the patch. I hope you have a "handy" wife?

[ALLFARMER]

If you love what you do you never work.....it's all
good! Used the right bulls, I will be off for
calving, I am not to concerned. On my time off
the boys and I are building a 30x88x16 shop
cathedral rafters so we can put in a 16' door. A
little on the narrow side but we are using part of
an existing building. Have about 6 days of
welding to go to finish the 500' of new steel
bunk, Welding in cold weather being better than
pounding nails in the cold.

Anyone else have fall projects on the go?

[T.N.T.]

Seen heifers listed anywhere from $1250 to $1500 so far.Cows listed as low as $1100.Still waiting on a cow sale to see what they will bring there.

[ALLFARMER]

Thanks TNT!

[15444]

One neighbor has 1200-1300 lb. Hereford and Black Baldie heifers bred BA for March/April calving at $1500.

[gaucho]

I just can't help it Allfarmer..... between the iron, concrete, lumber and diesel fuel you are using, burning or building with I don't see what kind of profit will be left in those cattle when you get done with them..... I ranch in the same region you do and you do not need all that stuff... calve later, have natural shelter (the trees you are pushing over), feed in the fields so you don't have to haul the shit or half assets that depreciate and let the cows do the work. Better yet cut the umbilical cord with la Crete / Ft vermilion and move to another area in the peace that has land cleared and work on improving that good grazing and land management. Success comes from keeping it simple and working with your environment and not fighting it.

But maybe thats just me

[smcgrath76]

AF - I like your get up and go. If the
heifers are good they can be worth
$1500, but I am not sure you aren't
better to buy good young pairs for a bit
more, or young breds for a bit less.
Hard to say, but the cycle should help
get them paid off if you buy them early
enough.
FWIW - you do have a lot of
infrastructure, but if it's part of your
plan have at it. I was looking at some
good shop packages in a flyer that were
very well priced, but all of our
equipment added together still doesn't
equal the price of the materials for the
most basic shop (LOL). Different
strokes for different folks as they say.

[T.N.T.]

As soon as someone hears what cows are going for at the first bred cow sale,please post the amounts on here.Neighbour approached us yesterday about selling his cow herd,with first option of renting or buying his pasture.We have wanted his land for a long time but we didn't force the issue as he is a really good guy.