better start setting up a box scheme like Hugh has done......... Gideon. ----- Original Message ----- From: "D & S Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 6:44 AM Subject: Re: Cows
> If I could get that much per beast I'd move the family out of the house and > the cows in. > David C > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hugh Lovel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, 30 May 2002 11:46 PM > Subject: Re: Cows > Snip > > Selling it direct I get about $3.50/lb average with T-Bones bringing > $7.00/lb and soup bones $1.00/lb. With a 1,000 lb animal on the hoof that > dresses out at 500 lbs. that comes to roughly $1,700 per animal, which is > way, way over beef prices. Of course, I'll have about 300 in butchering and > wrapping costs, so the net is under $1,500 and when I add up all the other > costs it is under $1,000. Still worth it. > > > > Best, > > Hugh Lovel > > Visit our website at: www.unionag.org > > > > >
