Big Swede
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Went to the calf sale yesterday to watch my friends calves sell. The sale was hot. Steers at 780 pounds @ $171.50 steers 613 pounds @ $207.75 steers 540 pounds @ $221.00
The thing that never ceases to amaze me is how close the dollar figure is between heavy steers and light steers. In the calves yesterday the big calves brought $1337 and the light steers brought $1197. The rancher that raised the big calves got paid 58 cents a pound for the extra 240 pounds vs. the light calves. Doesn't seem fair but it happens every year. I guess supply and demand still works.
What would really be interesting is to compare the feed bill to get those two sets of calves.
The thing that never ceases to amaze me is how close the dollar figure is between heavy steers and light steers. In the calves yesterday the big calves brought $1337 and the light steers brought $1197. The rancher that raised the big calves got paid 58 cents a pound for the extra 240 pounds vs. the light calves. Doesn't seem fair but it happens every year. I guess supply and demand still works.
What would really be interesting is to compare the feed bill to get those two sets of calves.