Big Pirates and little ones!

[grassfarmer]

I can believe that kpb, we sold calves on Tuesday and were pleasantly surprised. Averaged $768 with 7 weights.(Calves were weaned November 1st at 580lb worth @$535. Keeping them has cost @$90 a head feed and bedding. So $768 - $90 = $678 plus we got $80 a head off the stupid calf setaside program for doing nothing we wouldn't be doing anyway. Total value of calves $758 - over $220 a head better than selling them in the fall (of course we have still to consider the yardage and labour etc)What a difference from this time last year. I'm wondering now if we sold a week early - but again if the US announcement had come out against the border opening this week prices would have gone the other way. We saw a price we could take and pulled the trigger - I don't see the feedlots buying them getting much out of them with US futures showing the values they are for August/September.

[grassfarmer]

rkaiser, are you going to ask some pointed questions during the open sessions at the conference ? I hope anyone with concerns or issues will raise them so that other attendees can hear the various opinions from the stakeholders of the various groups involved in the conference.

[cowman]

Well rpkaiser, I guess you should have played to the crowd a bit more and got yourself elected instead of being such a darned old rebel! Then you to could be tipping them back for free with the ABP boys and the Ag Service Board crews!
However having said that I will admit we need a few old rebels in this country who will stir the pot and keep the free loaders accountable...so go get them!