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Steer calves born maybe late march/April and shipped in November are targeted for a 650lb average so the contract buyer semis can be max loaded ackordingly so to speak. Buyers feed them out from there to finish weight, often adding 400 lbs or so.
That’s what many ranchers try for in Eastern MT. Some do it otherwise.

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Fat blacks

Shaggies...

The calves we raise at home in our small easy country pastures will generally wean about 100lbs heavier than the calves that are out on the harder BLM and CMR country.

On a good year with grass and no flies the big country calves will wean 500-550lbs, home will go 600-650. Cows also breed back quite a bit at better at home as well.

This past year guys that run out in the hills similar to us had weaning weights 50-80lbs lighter. We didn't sell or weigh any of our calves at weaning(early Nov) but they looked lighter.

Our calves now look a lot better and I hope the heavy side of the steers goes 660lbs, last year they went 677 and most years close to 700. They'll be on feed for about 90 days since weaning and figure they put on 1.5lbs per day so 650-670 might be doable with a light wean weight of 510-520.

Crazy thing is a 550 steer calf is within about $50 of a 650 pound version. St Onge had a helluva sale yesterday.

https://www.stongelivestock.com/images/E0320101/C012624.pdf

$1800-1850 on some of the 6 weight steers.


On our little run of calves I'd be tickled with an average of $1650 between the heifers and steers.

Some of those Montana cows are damned tough.

Freeze branding

Bulls at Kenney Angus.

Prime rib

Easy weather today!






What do those little chubs weigh?

650 to 700?

Warm enough even the Duck of Death could make it on the river.


It's 50 right now and almost all the snow is gone.

Big coulee is running.

Nice looking calves Sam.


Where is your brand at? I should buy some heifer calves from you next year.

Right hip on everyone of 'em.



And here a month ago I was thinkin' I wanted some of your heifer calves!




It's floodin' off the roof right now into the leaky gutter by our back step.

Perfect!

Mines on the left rib.

How's the dog Sam?

I’m curious, what’s up with the grain scoop on the waterer? Diverter? Direct the water flow down? I know there’s a reason.

To hold down the draft. We bought anther cast tank heater, we need to rig lids.

Sam, can your horse dance like Trigger?