I am probably going to start looking around again.... The new lot has new owners.
Sometimes when my numbers are low, they will mix calves with others. I had a couple of steers in with the owners cattle. I also have some cows on a pasture outback....This lot gives me a lot of flexibility, but it is at a cost. So far it was worth it.... Well I got last months bill....
First the Pasture rent was off. Then I notice those two steers cost $2.06 per day..... I called and the son who is doing the billing agreed to meet. It took several trys for him to show me how he figured pasture rent, one try for me to get it right, LOL.....He agreed to credit me....
Then I told him $2.06 works out to 68 cents a pound if they gain 3 pounds per day. He said that 2.06 was what it came out to. Itold him that doesn't fly and he said they were working on getting cost down, but that is what it came to.....I said I wanted them out of that pen then and he said ok.......I told him if it was going to cost that to feed cattle, I couldn't stay..... He said he understood, but that's what it came to (Mind you these have been on feed and no vet charges).
I pass some of this off to the kids age and will talk to the dad, but my impression was that he is telling me, "If we get it wrong on our part, we can stick you with it).....
My question is, am I missing something???? This is about the last 30 days of feeding, but I still don't think it should be that high on any monthly bill.......The other pens were reasonable... Do any of you have clauses guarenteeing that it won't cost beyond a certain amount????
It is a small enough lot I can force some issues on which pens my cattle are mixed with and get the benefit, but I don't want to play that game. If it were my lot, I really don't think I would risk losing the business of one customer over two calves,
Any feedback is welcome,
Pat
Sometimes when my numbers are low, they will mix calves with others. I had a couple of steers in with the owners cattle. I also have some cows on a pasture outback....This lot gives me a lot of flexibility, but it is at a cost. So far it was worth it.... Well I got last months bill....
First the Pasture rent was off. Then I notice those two steers cost $2.06 per day..... I called and the son who is doing the billing agreed to meet. It took several trys for him to show me how he figured pasture rent, one try for me to get it right, LOL.....He agreed to credit me....
Then I told him $2.06 works out to 68 cents a pound if they gain 3 pounds per day. He said that 2.06 was what it came out to. Itold him that doesn't fly and he said they were working on getting cost down, but that is what it came to.....I said I wanted them out of that pen then and he said ok.......I told him if it was going to cost that to feed cattle, I couldn't stay..... He said he understood, but that's what it came to (Mind you these have been on feed and no vet charges).
I pass some of this off to the kids age and will talk to the dad, but my impression was that he is telling me, "If we get it wrong on our part, we can stick you with it).....
My question is, am I missing something???? This is about the last 30 days of feeding, but I still don't think it should be that high on any monthly bill.......The other pens were reasonable... Do any of you have clauses guarenteeing that it won't cost beyond a certain amount????
It is a small enough lot I can force some issues on which pens my cattle are mixed with and get the benefit, but I don't want to play that game. If it were my lot, I really don't think I would risk losing the business of one customer over two calves,
Any feedback is welcome,
Pat