Getting Started in the Cattle Business

ErinP · #21 06/30/12, 07:24 PM

Do you think that's too low, oregon?
Ball-park, that's what we've been netting (maybe just a smidge more), and I thought we were doing OK...

SCRancher · #22 07/01/12, 08:57 AM

He probably thinks it's too high and I'm curious as to why? Then again he's in a complete different geographic region then I am. I used to live in Central WA and there is a VAST difference in growing conditions.

I am interested in what Oregon's experience with profit from each calf is.

PaulNKS · #23 07/01/12, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by ErinP

Do you think that's too low, oregon?
Ball-park, that's what we've been netting (maybe just a smidge more), and I thought we were doing OK...

For our part of the country, that's about right. You might even be able to net out a little more.

pancho · #24 07/01/12, 11:19 AM

Cattle business is a lot like farming.
The best way to do is start with a million bucks and raise cattle as long as the money last.

sammyd · #25 07/01/12, 01:38 PM

the best way to make a small fortune is to start with a large one....

ramiller5675 · #26 07/01/12, 02:23 PM

All I know is that I grow wheat, grain sorghum, and soybeans along with raising cattle.

I've made money, broken even, and lost money with everything but the cattle. Growing grain, it can be boom or bust, and I'm always worried about the weather and the markets.

With cattle I always seem to make money.