Going through a gate on a hill
Getting ready to get back on
Cow and calf high on a hill
Changing pastures with this herd
On the move
These cows all have heifer calves
Some of the girls
Pulling the five bulls out of the bunch
Taking them across a meadow
The other two riders
We loaded these bulls at our home corrals. I took them and seven yearling steers to a salebarn today. The five bulls averaged 1067 pounds and brought $91.00 per hundredweight. They dollared out at $971, and take-home pay was $954. These yearling bulls had cost me $1365 last spring, so I guess that makes the "bull rental" figure out at approximately $411 per bull. If they each bred 25 cows, the breeding fee per cow was about $16.50. By getting rid of the bulls this time of year, a lot of feed is saved for the nine months I don't need them.
The seven yearling steers that I sold all had something wrong with them last fall, so were unsaleable at that time. Most were lame. They all recovered in fine shape. Four of the steers sold together, averaged weighing 888#, and brought $111.50 per cwt. The two biggest steers weighed 990# each and brought $105.25. The remaining steer had a crooked tail. He weighed 770 and brought $102.00 per cwt. All seven averaged 900 pounds @ $108.37, making them dollar out at $975.37. I was happy with how they all sold.
Cool clear water
Steer calf striking a pose
A baldy boy
Silhouette of a bevy of birds
Night is descending