One of my neighbors sells all his heifers as feeders and keeps feeds out all his steers on his own corn. He seems to make a go of it, but I know I couldn't since I buy my corn from him so I have a better idea of what it really costs :). I try to make my feeder calves as marketable as possible to feedlots and that seems to be the sweet spot. Worked by the vet, have the vet come back to double vacc., weaned 1 week after castration, weaned for 6 weeks+, and eatin' corn the whole time to 550lb+. Seems to bring you top dollar since that's exactly what the big lots are looking for. Even then, it's hard to profit. You can't count any eggs before they hatch (e.g. the check is in your hand).
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