Cattle Sale

it is all in the home area I want to get into cattle i have 2yrs exp in running a feed lot I live 2 miles from a beef packing plant and 2 1/2 miles from a sale barn but with a small amount of ground and having to buy all feed is cow/calf or breeding hefiers, bull production or,finishing etc the best for what i have

I would suggest buying breed heifers in the 2 or 3 period, calve them out and ship them as pairs.
Or you could get a contract w/ the packer. Say you agree to supply 100 head per year. You buy short and solids at a minimal price from the sale barn, and ship them to the packer. There really is money to be made doing that. Your not going to make any money finishing if you are buying all of your feed, you’ll be in the negative.
I wouldn’t suggest trying a cow/calf operation either. Think about it, depending on where you live…let’s say you can have 6 head on your 14 acres. Your going to have to buy an easy calving bull. Say he costs you $3,000. You simply can’t afford to keep a $3,000 bull around for 6 head of cows. After they calve, and the calves are eating grass too…well you won’t have any grass left w/ 13 head on your place. Not to mention you’ll be buying hay for 13 head about year round. Your only looking at about $1,200 profit per yr from the calf crop. Now take the 1,200 and subtract feed, hay, vacs, vet expences, and your 45 day weaning (hay and double the grain). Now your about out of any profit.
You can make money in the cattle business, you just need to be in the "know how". Good luck;)

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They are also know as Austrailian Cattle Dogs or Red Heelers

A slang for Australian Cattle Dog. Try looking under classified pet section in your local newspaper. . That would be a good place to start.

I’m part of my schools ffa and we’re supposed to be looking for cattle-steer sales/auctions. i live in california’s bay area so i’m trying to keep it close to home. could you give me a link or something?

Try dvauction.com, they broadcast auctions online from all over the country.

I am looking for properties in 3 categories: 1. Forestry, 2. Cattle, 3. Large acreage at a low price per acre (may not be agricultural).

try http://fish4sale.com just put in your chosen area and you should come up with some properties. the trouble would be then which one should you go for. you could also look for a direct land seller that will sell to you or first hand sale that comes to you at trade prices. I found one but it is in England so no good to you at the moment. Good luck