Really great information and good advice. Like great baking starting from scratch with nature's best can not be beat for taste and goodness; so ,in our now ,chaotic world starting from scratch with nature's good ingredients is the best choice of all. ❤❤👍👍🐂🐃
Price per pound on the hanging weight can vary from state to state. In Florida it’s anywhere from $5-8 or so. If it’s 600lbs hanging then you’re looking at $3000 plus butcher fees which could be in the $500-600 range. Again that will depend where you are as well. You’d take home about 360-400lbs of meat on that size. Hard to talk prices with so many variables and they change so quickly!
Lets not forget the cost of taking care of the mother cow while she is pregnant and while she is nursing. The cost of fencing upkeep. The cost of keeping a bull to breed the cows. The cost of a dead calf or having a cow not give a calf. Vet bills, trucking bills, diesel bills, real estate taxes...I could go on all day. Price should be 3x
Absolutely! I didn’t cover the bigger picture of owning and caring for an entire herd. You make great points! Many people that aren’t familiar with farming don’t realize how much we put into it every single day. Thank you for your comment!
Really great information and good advice. Like great baking starting from scratch with nature's best can not be beat for taste and goodness; so ,in our now ,chaotic world starting from scratch with nature's good ingredients is the best choice of all. ❤❤👍👍🐂🐃
Great info. Did I miss what the consumer final price per pound could range?
Price per pound on the hanging weight can vary from state to state. In Florida it’s anywhere from $5-8 or so.
If it’s 600lbs hanging then you’re looking at $3000 plus butcher fees which could be in the $500-600 range. Again that will depend where you are as well.
You’d take home about 360-400lbs of meat on that size.
Hard to talk prices with so many variables and they change so quickly!
Lets not forget the cost of taking care of the mother cow while she is pregnant and while she is nursing. The cost of fencing upkeep. The cost of keeping a bull to breed the cows. The cost of a dead calf or having a cow not give a calf. Vet bills, trucking bills, diesel bills, real estate taxes...I could go on all day. Price should be 3x
Absolutely! I didn’t cover the bigger picture of owning and caring for an entire herd. You make great points! Many people that aren’t familiar with farming don’t realize how much we put into it every single day. Thank you for your comment!