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<blockquote data-quote="Ductapetams" data-source="post: 1826812" data-attributes="member: 42822"><p>I am in Montgomery and get a small discount because I work part-time at the feed store. I spend just over $50 per bag of non-soy milk replacer and bottle feed for 3 months. One very sad mistake has me at weaning no sooner than 3 full months. Sometime before Thanksgiving or after the new year I was expecting to send a 1 year old steer and a non-producing heifer to auction. Steer is about 600-700 pounds now and the heifer is 900 with prices running about 2.15-2.25 per pound. I buy weaned, and look hard for bottle calves, because for under $200 in milk replacer and basic vacs, I get an enormous return a year later. If I pay for bottle calves (sometimes they're free,) its from 150-225. Still the return is good. I'm still gathering heifers of course and when the grass is growing, there are no feed costs except for certain animals that need a boost.</p><p></p><p>I forgot to mention that between my neighbor (13 acres) and myself (1o acres), we have developed fence lines and gates alleys that allow for pushing cows to fresh grass. I'm hoping that for the effort I can generate a retirement additional income of 6-10,000/year in year old steers and non-producing cows. It takes time to ramp up to a good cycle. I'm working on my infrastructure and have not yet built my house.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ductapetams, post: 1826812, member: 42822"] I am in Montgomery and get a small discount because I work part-time at the feed store. I spend just over $50 per bag of non-soy milk replacer and bottle feed for 3 months. One very sad mistake has me at weaning no sooner than 3 full months. Sometime before Thanksgiving or after the new year I was expecting to send a 1 year old steer and a non-producing heifer to auction. Steer is about 600-700 pounds now and the heifer is 900 with prices running about 2.15-2.25 per pound. I buy weaned, and look hard for bottle calves, because for under $200 in milk replacer and basic vacs, I get an enormous return a year later. If I pay for bottle calves (sometimes they're free,) its from 150-225. Still the return is good. I'm still gathering heifers of course and when the grass is growing, there are no feed costs except for certain animals that need a boost. I forgot to mention that between my neighbor (13 acres) and myself (1o acres), we have developed fence lines and gates alleys that allow for pushing cows to fresh grass. I'm hoping that for the effort I can generate a retirement additional income of 6-10,000/year in year old steers and non-producing cows. It takes time to ramp up to a good cycle. I'm working on my infrastructure and have not yet built my house. [/QUOTE]
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