Wonderful South Dakota

[Jinglebob]

Woke up to wind driven snow out of the north this morning. Noaa weather on the internet, said we were only going to get a trace but I'll bet there was at least a couple inches. Kind of caught me by surprize. Went out and looked around and the cows are in behind trees, chewing their cud and the steers up the crick, were in two bunches, grazing green grass and old grass thru' the snow. Didn't seem to be bothering them too much. One looked at me and I swore he said, "Hey dude! Nice day, ain't it!" These Iowa steers seen a lot of wet and mud this past winter, so this little dab ain't bothering them too much. :lol:

But the two truckers that loaded and left Iowa with their loads this morning, headed this way, are sure going to be disgusted, when they head into this stuff. Hope they get here alright! :?

Hey, it's moisture, I'll take it. :wink:

 

[justaranchhand]

ugh...well i'm gonna go against every rancher's thought and get irate at the weather control conspirists. yesterday it was durn near eighty degrees...thinkin summer may finally be here....then....today....20 degrees, and blowing, nasty, wet snow...i coulda handled a good rain, stayin around 50..i know its moisture so i should be happy, i just was hopin it was time to hang up the carhartt. anyway, there it is...johnny boy, is off to be productive

 

[John SD]

Same weather here this morning, JB. I didn't have any new babies this morning so I'm just laying low for a while. I didn't realize you got yearlings all the way from IA to summer. None of my business, but can't they find grass for yearlings closer or are native raised SD yearlings an endangered species? Looks like there would be a heck of a trucking bill.

I kept all my calves last fall. I'll keep the steers on grass until July or so and send them to the sale barn. Keeping and breeding all the heifers to continue rebuilding my herd.

 

[Jinglebob]

Same weather here this morning, JB. I didn't have any new babies this morning so I'm just laying low for a while. I didn't realize you got yearlings all the way from IA to summer. None of my business, but can't they find grass for yearlings closer or are native raised SD yearlings an endangered species? Looks like there would be a heck of a trucking bill.

I kept all my calves last fall. I'll keep the steers on grass until July or so and send them to the sale barn. Keeping and breeding all the heifers to continue rebuilding my herd.

I guess it's cheaper to send them here and then sell them in the fall.

I do get awful good gains with just grass, salt and water. :wink:

Another feller sends some from over north east of Belle. He was supposed to send his tomorrow, but when I talked to him this morning, he said he didn't know when he could get trucks in. I ain't worried. He'll get them here when he can get them here.

I ain't got the feed for it, but about two foot of snow to run off might help fill my dams. :wink:

I may have to call a neighbor and see if I can borrow a "cup of hay." :wink: :lol: :lol:

 

[ranchwife]

ugh...well i'm gonna go against every rancher's thought and get irate at the weather control conspirists. yesterday it was durn near eighty degrees...thinkin summer may finally be here....then....today....20 degrees, and blowing, nasty, wet snow...i coulda handled a good rain, stayin around 50..i know its moisture so i should be happy, i just was hopin it was time to hang up the carhartt. anyway, there it is...johnny boy, is off to be productive

sounds like the same weather system that has blown through here for the last few days...heck, saturday's weather was mid 60's and we were in shortsleeves for the daughter's track meet and back in our parkas while feeding cows the next morning.....my sunburned face really clashed with the carhartt coat I was wearing the next morning!! Forecast says to day was supposed to be in the mid-upper 50's, but the temp right now is 39!!! Gonna make it a cold little league game tonight for the 10 year old and his teammates unless the coach cancels!! BRRRRRRRRR!!!! :roll: :roll:

 

[Brad S]

JB,
not to disparrge truckers, but I hope they keep their load shakin instead of bunking up over east. If they have short stacks, don't let them leave 'till the owner agrees to a respiratory fight.

feed cost of gain is <$.20# feeding $.035 corn. They grass them 'cause they're trying to get beyond a bad spot in the markets and they'll feed better coming off grass. THey're looking at early 07 numbers. This is the crap that really closes the door onthe good times, and makes us start blamin the packers. We're doing this to ourselves, willfully.

The $20 bus ride out to SD would buy enough feed to put 100# on them. that's at 75 head going 500 miles at $3/mile.

 

[Jinglebob]

JB,
not to disparrge truckers, but I hope they keep their load shakin instead of bunking up over east. If they have short stacks, don't let them leave 'till the owner agrees to a respiratory fight.

feed cost of gain is <$.20# feeding $.035 corn. They grass them 'cause they're trying to get beyond a bad spot in the markets and they'll feed better coming off grass. THey're looking at early 07 numbers. This is the crap that really closes the door onthe good times, and makes us start blamin the packers. We're doing this to ourselves, willfully.

The $20 bus ride out to SD would buy enough feed to put 100# on them. that's at 75 head going 500 miles at $3/mile.

Well Brad, how 'bout you pm me your phone number and I'll call you and give you my guy's number and you can call and explain all this to him? I doubt you'll change his mind much. :lol:

I've told him the last 3 years that he was foolish to send cattle here, with the prices that he could get for them at home, and he's proven me wrong and made money on them every year, so far.

His family has fed cattle since he was a little boy and he likes to send me yearlings and I like to run his yearlings, so as long as this works for the both of us, I just really don't care what you think. :wink:

Have a nice day.

 

[Brad S]

Well Brad, how 'bout you pm me your phone number and I'll call you and give you my guy's number and you can call and explain all this to him? I doubt you'll change his mind much.

Why oh why would I want to educate the sheep - I can profit from lemmings



I've told him the last 3 years that he was foolish to send cattle here, with the prices that he could get for them at home, and he's proven me wrong and made money on them every year, so far.

Sorta like everybody was a successful daytrader in the late 90s. there's too many ways to figure a profit to put much stock in "he made money" (in a wild upswing mrket)



His family has fed cattle since he was a little boy and he likes to send me yearlings and I like to run his yearlings, so as long as this works for the both of us, I just really don't care what you think.

My family has fed cattle since my gramps was a kid, but nontheless what I THINK means nothing. No, its a fact that one way busride would buy the feed for near 100# gain. If you both are happy with this arrangement, I'm happy for you, but I already know how this turn is going to go when using an opportunity cost analysis.