Actually timing might be pretty good.  Traditionally cow prices drop from second week in Aug until Christmas. So this is the period to buy, not to be sell.  First Friday after 4th July has traditionally been a high period to sell. I could see a lot of that down baled corn in Iowa going threw cow ration.

Contact Mark Wright  get you three pot loads of cows and calves, split them and you have two turns. One might have to appreciate a Ranch Range Cow as entertainment value also.  That would be worth something.