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Change is hard…

Cashing bigger checks isn’t.

Cow Weight vs. Herd Size
105 1000 lb
100 100 hd
1100 lb
95
90
91 hd 1200 lb
Herd Size 85 1300 lb
80 83 hd
1400 lb
75 77 hd
A ranch that produces enough forage to feed
71 hd of 1,400 lb cows could run 100 hd
70
of 1,000 lb cows on the same acres. 71 hd
Cow Weight (lb/hd)
Value of Calves Sold
100 hd 500 lb steer calves @ $1.658/lb = $82,900 71 hd 583 lb steer calves @ $1.535/lb = $63,538
Total pounds sold = 50,000 Total pounds sold = 41,393
Advantage to the Smaller Cows = $19,362

Now is the time to add American Aberdeen genetics to
your cow herd to increase efficiency and profitability.

» Reduce mature cow size to a more profitable level
» Reduce calving problems

» Produce more ribeye per hundredweight

» Increase marbling
» Produce more gain per acre

» Increase percentage of cow weight weaned

» Increase pounds and value of beef raised per acre

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