How much do ranchers make per cow

Ben Davis February 8, How much do ranchers make per cow? Is it profitable to own a cow? How much money does livestock make? How do people make money on livestock? Can I make money buying and selling cattle? He resides in Orem, Utah.

Contact him at [email protected]. Home Agenda Business Yes, profitable ranching is possible. Yes, profitable ranching is possible. Hide comments. More information about text formats. Text format Comments Plain text. Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically.

Leave this field blank. Try visiting your local stockyard and try to pick up some cattle there. Id suggest going there and not buying anything for a couple weeks to understand how the whole process works.

As for your second question, its all depends on whether you want to raise cattle for beef or breeding purposes. All comments sounds good. Here is the way Buying land enough to raise cattle on is very hard to do unless you have money already. Have at less 50 cows for cow calf operation to have enough money flow to pay for all the repairs and feed.

The easy way to start is have pasturein place buy 50 calves to lbs put on pasture early spring sell in the fall at ect lbs. Make sure you keep them in a pen for 20 days to settle them down never ever yell or chase your cattle just feed some cubes in a pen stay calm at all times. I would say it is more paying attention to detail.

My grandparents have raised cattle my whole life. Patching fence, running the cows, tagging are the most your really have to do unless it is calving season. They have acres and had about head of cattle. We would get up in the morning go out to count. The cows were aloud to roam all the land except the south Raising cattle in this way there is not too much work to it except when you need to round up the herd and run them through the shoot for tagging and medicine.

Then you get to change the calves from bulls to steers if you plan to sale to the butcher. We would run the cattle in the spring and in the fall. My grandfather did this until this year. Being 82 years old and taking care of my grandmother and cattle by himslef became too much for him. I currently live in Baltimore and look forward to the day when I will be able to continue what my grandfather has taught me about raising cattle with my own son.

Yes, you can make good money on cattle. Do you think people would raise them without making money? Keep your expenses as low as possible by being smart and you will make money. Nathan, Your last question first, Angus is the breed you want or an Angus cross.

Look for a few local ranchers or farmers in your area, go look at their cattle they love this ask question about other ranchers who have healthy cows. Cattle ranchers must be proficient at planning, budgeting and cost accounting. Careful calculation of fixed operating costs and accurate estimation of variable operating expenses, such as veterinarian bills, can help you predict what your average income will be each year.

Some cattle ranchers or their spouse may work a second job for added income and for family health coverage. Although not required, many aspiring ranchers complete a certificate or associate degree in farm and ranch management from a technical college. This program of study would teach you about purchasing land, applying for loans, acquiring capital, future commodities, accounting fundamentals and livestock production.

You would also learn software programs and accounting tools to help you reduce direct costs and put money in your pocket. In , the Census Bureau reported that