LAA these yards will have cattle in them in the future, at the point there is a profit in it again. Something you need to remember is that everyone's farm is different. What will make YOU money just MIGHT work else where. We are still looking at $10-12K land here. So that is still effecting things. More cows does not work without pasture. Our pasture is at full plus capacity right now. So we will make a profit on those calves/cows. The real world numbers here do not support your contention on what will make higher profits HERE. IF we where closer to lower priced feeder cattle and had cheaper pasture then those numbers would be different.
A local fellow just sold some fat cattle he LOST $400 per head on. I am not talking about 10 head either. Just saw him filling his yards again with some more high priced feeder cattle. Looking forward to when these cattle will go to the sale barn the futures are all under a $1. HE is locked into another loss. He will keep his yards FULL just because his family always has. Three of the four bothers have sold out in the last thirty years with that kind of thinking. Not going to happen with me or mine.
We have other things we are doing that are currently generating a better profit with less labor/time. I think your doing much the same just your local business model is working with the current cattle market when ours does not.
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