Re: Can I make any money on cows?
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10/02/21 08:48 PM
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A cow has to work for a living or she will break you
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Re: Can I make any money on cows?
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10/02/21 09:05 PM
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Cattle put me and my sister through college (part time farm about 100 mama cows) We both have masters degrees. But then we have been in the cattle business for several generations. If you think you’re gonna just buy cows and make money then I’d say probably not the amount of money you want till you pay that steep learning curve price of admission first. But yes some years you can make money. Some years you don’t.
May dad and I had a conversation a little while ago. I’m afraid one day soon we are going to wake up and the few remaining small cattle farms will have just evaporated overnight kind of like the small hog farms did
With all that said I wouldn’t suggest anyone NOT get into cows if they want to do it and have room for them. I couldn’t imagine life without my cows
Last edited by JBR; 10/02/21 09:12 PM.
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Re: Can I make any money on cows?
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10/02/21 09:31 PM
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If you live near a major city, direct sales to the consumer can make you relatively wealthy. Many people who live in cities have no clue how cheap they can buy livestock at auction to have processed. They have no clue how cheap they can buy produce at auction either. PBS pushes farm to table, buy local, buy fresh and support your local farmer in many of their programs. Rich people, who feel guilty living in the city, will pay ridiculously high prices.
Sales are so good locally to citiots that many small farmers buy animals and produce at auction and from farther away farms, to resell at huge profit margins, because they can't produce enough on their own.
All of the local produce stands that I know of sell produce that they buy at the Amish auctions at a pretty amazing markup.
Keith
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Re: Can I make any money on cows?
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10/02/21 10:06 PM
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Buy some broken mouth or short solid heavy bred cows this spring turn them out, let them have their calf. Then August or September spilt the cows and calves and sell them all. You don't have to deal with feeding anything in the winter.
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