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<blockquote data-quote="Dave" data-source="post: 1719865" data-attributes="member: 498"><p>Risk? What kind of risk? I take a risk when I walk down the stairs in the morning. Loss? Over the last 20 years I have weaned well over 2,000 calves. I can count the death loss on the fingers on one hand and have couple fingers left. Labor? Lucky answered that it took him 15 minutes a day. Mine doesn't average much more. Maybe 20 minutes. Infrastructure? A corral that I need to process and load cattle in an out from which sits empty the vast majority of the year. Fence around a field which was probably built by Noah or one of his sons. I went back and looked up prices on the day I weaned compared to the price I sold for. I gained 3 cents comparing top price the day I weaned to what I got. Unweaned calves wouldn't have received that top price. No interest due on these calves.</p><p></p><p>Here if nothing is announced the buyers will flat out ask if they are weaned and for how long. Also vaccinations. If the auctioneer has no information the price drops. I know that vaccinated calves will most likely get vaccinated again with their program. But they know that those who have previously given shots are less likely to get sick. So they pay more for them. I know when I buy I do both. Pay more for weaned vaccinated calves and give then my own vaccinations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave, post: 1719865, member: 498"] Risk? What kind of risk? I take a risk when I walk down the stairs in the morning. Loss? Over the last 20 years I have weaned well over 2,000 calves. I can count the death loss on the fingers on one hand and have couple fingers left. Labor? Lucky answered that it took him 15 minutes a day. Mine doesn't average much more. Maybe 20 minutes. Infrastructure? A corral that I need to process and load cattle in an out from which sits empty the vast majority of the year. Fence around a field which was probably built by Noah or one of his sons. I went back and looked up prices on the day I weaned compared to the price I sold for. I gained 3 cents comparing top price the day I weaned to what I got. Unweaned calves wouldn't have received that top price. No interest due on these calves. Here if nothing is announced the buyers will flat out ask if they are weaned and for how long. Also vaccinations. If the auctioneer has no information the price drops. I know that vaccinated calves will most likely get vaccinated again with their program. But they know that those who have previously given shots are less likely to get sick. So they pay more for them. I know when I buy I do both. Pay more for weaned vaccinated calves and give then my own vaccinations. [/QUOTE]
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