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We just had a great tour and discussion with the 5 Rivers folks up in Kuner. Their program, leadership team, hedging capabilities and overall feedlot are mighty impressive. We've had great luck with them with a pot-load of steers that we sent to their Ulysses feedlot last year. With one heck...

Has anyone taken any SAV genetics cattle through the feedyard and gotten carcass data? I'm wondering how they marble given their scores.

We see most good cattle buyers looking at the cattle like a call option. They pay what they would get if they walk the steer/cow/bull over to the local processor and got paid that day...usually slightly less to pay them a penny or two for their troubles. So they have downside protection. Then...

I have found a 140 grain piece of metal flying at about 3050 feet per second is very helpful in those situations.

Thank you. We have not noticed that issue but we also don't creep feed a ton.

Are you saying you wouldn't creep feed heifers you want to retain because their BCS would be a 6 plus? They'd be too fat? Or is there some other reason?

I love this story!!! Graham and Dodd investing in cattle!

We have put hormones in steers before but did not do that this year. As we are considering options, we did not want to do anything to hinder having as many as possible. We sell about 150 steers a year. We retain heifers and sell them bred.

Sorry for the beginner question but we are considering several different options with our steers. One of them is retaining ownership through the feed yard and selling on a grid but with a recent addition to our acreage that includes two center pivots, we could realistically feed our own steers...