cows-n-crops - 9/25/2024 09:09
dieselfume1 - 9/25/2024 06:56
Your system from what you were saying seems to be profitable. I think we are running a similar system. We would also like to young up our herd a little bit, but it hardly seems the time when markets have been as high as they have ever been. I’m not telling you this is right, but it makes more sense in our mind to wait until Mark tips over to start retaining replacements or buying younger replacements. the best time to sell something is when someone wants to buy !
Good luck
I understand your reasoning but figuring out the timing can be hard.
My Dad always said
(concerning the hog market back in the 80's
) that it's better to always be in hogs. He was referring to guys he saw that would always be jumping in and out of the hog market depending on the price and most times they were jumping in to late and out to early. Or they were jumping in to early and out to late.
So my take away is to be consistent. Keep the same X number of heifers every year for breeding to replace the culls. Trying to outguess the market can be costly for some.
Retaining Heifers
