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<blockquote data-quote="som farmer" data-source="post: 9215763" data-attributes="member: 86168"><p>brand new shed, dogs ballcocks, buying cows at £3100 and £2500, they must have a calculator that works differently to mine.</p><p></p><p>not saying sucklers cannot be profitable, as some do well. But my calculation is quite simple, cost of keeping the cow for a year, minus the value of her calf, when sold. On a stand alone enterprise, everything else is funded out of that figure, plus a few £ subs.</p><p></p><p>an argument l have been told, is that the retirement sale of your kit and cattle, funds the retirement, l can see a little merit in that, but not a lot.</p><p></p><p>the current high prices for cattle, and sheep, probably alter the calculations a bit, but enough ? Mind you, never in my wildest dreams, did l think lamb/hogs could go over £200, topped at our local mkt, £230.50 this week <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite12" alt="o_O" title="Er... what? o_O" loading="lazy" data-shortname="o_O" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite12" alt="o_O" title="Er... what? o_O" loading="lazy" data-shortname="o_O" /></p><p></p><p>the whole market for cattle and sheep, are running at levels one would never have thought possible, 3/4 years back, but will it continue ?</p><p></p><p>best way to do it, when l kept a few, bought the elderly, calf when sold, left you the cow for £0</p><p>watched some biggish i/c beefers go through the ring, av about £1200, all went to a fattening farm. He might, or not, calve them down, but they wouldn't have another calf.</p><p></p><p>both the UK dairy herd, and the suckler herd, is shrinking year on year, every contraction will leave less calves available. So perhaps the economics will change.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="som farmer, post: 9215763, member: 86168"] brand new shed, dogs ballcocks, buying cows at £3100 and £2500, they must have a calculator that works differently to mine. not saying sucklers cannot be profitable, as some do well. But my calculation is quite simple, cost of keeping the cow for a year, minus the value of her calf, when sold. On a stand alone enterprise, everything else is funded out of that figure, plus a few £ subs. an argument l have been told, is that the retirement sale of your kit and cattle, funds the retirement, l can see a little merit in that, but not a lot. the current high prices for cattle, and sheep, probably alter the calculations a bit, but enough ? Mind you, never in my wildest dreams, did l think lamb/hogs could go over £200, topped at our local mkt, £230.50 this week o_O o_O the whole market for cattle and sheep, are running at levels one would never have thought possible, 3/4 years back, but will it continue ? best way to do it, when l kept a few, bought the elderly, calf when sold, left you the cow for £0 watched some biggish i/c beefers go through the ring, av about £1200, all went to a fattening farm. He might, or not, calve them down, but they wouldn't have another calf. both the UK dairy herd, and the suckler herd, is shrinking year on year, every contraction will leave less calves available. So perhaps the economics will change. [/QUOTE]
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