How high are live cattle going to go? & land

**T.N.T.** · Mar 16, 2011, 16:29

Whats his plan to do with these heifers?

**brian99** · Mar 16, 2011, 17:44

If he breeds them, that puts his cost at at least $1350. Ouch.

**ALLFARMER** · Mar 17, 2011, 08:41

His plan is to sell them in the fall as bred heifers. I think he wants to sell them to me. The cattle market will have to follow the canola market for that to possibly work.

**ALLFARMER** · Mar 17, 2011, 08:47

Looks like the canuck buck is headed back down and back to around par. Dollar goes down beef goes up right?

**brian99** · Mar 17, 2011, 12:52

Dollar can't stay down. States is way too weak. Money just sloshing around until we know if Japan melts down.

**T.N.T.** · Mar 17, 2011, 14:08

He wants to sell them to you?And why would you want to buy unkown heifers,when you just sold your cow herd and knew what you had?

**T.N.T.** · Mar 17, 2011, 14:12

If calf prices are this high come fall,i wouldn't be to surprised to see good heifers trading in that $1800 to $2000 range.And good young cows $1600 to $1800.

**ALLFARMER** · Mar 17, 2011, 15:59

TNT

Had to sell the cows for cash to buy some land with. FCC does not like lending money for bush land. AFSC was not giving any preapprovals before the auction.

The brand inspector held some cows back for brand inspection, I called the brand holders and one guy said he has not had cows since bse and they were older cows then. So some of my cows were much older than I thought they were.

I had very good luck with my last years heifers. I only helped one a little I it was only moderately tight. Black Angus = easy calving

I here things are getting better in the usa unemployment numbers are down

Interest rates may be on the way up as Japan will need cash to rebuild

**grassfarmer** · Mar 17, 2011, 19:38

And the prize for sweeping generalization with no basis in fact goes to....drumroll
...Allfarmer. "Black Angus = easy calving"
Let's just hope the heifers aren't bred to that new mega-money SAV AI prospect that was pushing 1000lbs at 205 days.

How high are live cattle going to go? & land