Craigslist Cows For Sale (2024)

FAQs

How much can you sell a 1200 lb cow for? ›

Based on the 2019 budget, slaughter cows (1,200 pounds) are expected to average $50 per hundredweight, while 550 pounds steers and 520 heifers are expected to average $145 and $130 per hundredweight respectively.

Once your “beeves” are ready for market beginning in year three, those five heifers (now cows) will be throwing off about $11,000 per year in gross profit ($2,200 per calf X five per year).

Usually, the cost of a cow will be somewhere between $2,000 and $5,000. The weight of the cow, its gender, and its breed decides its actual cost. Yearlings are mostly less expensive than matured cows. They cost around $800 to $1,500.

Sale Barn - Taking a load of cattle to the sale barn is one of the most common and easiest methods of marketing cattle. When using a sale barn, it is important that the producer be aware of a number of factors that can and will have an effect on the price they receive.

1,400 lb. finished beef steers are worth $172.50/cwt live for a value of $2,415 each. Therefore, if my future marketing plan is to retain ownership through finishing and sell fed cattle on a live weight basis, $2,415 x 5 = $12,075 is the answer.

The self-evident answer to these questions is “no.” It does not matter if you are milking 200 cows or 2,000 cows, 10 cows is a big deal when looking at the bottom line to your income over feed cost. In this scenario, 10 fewer cows results in $99 per day, $693 per week, $3000 per month in potential lost revenue.

From what I've found, the cost of grazing a single cow would end up being around $800-$1000 for an eight month period (assuming you have the land, not a ton of health issues, etc).

How long does a cow live? ›

Lifespan: 20-30 years naturally. Dairy cattle are usually slaughtered at around five years, beef cattle at 18 months and veal calves at four to five months old.

Black and red Angus cattle are popular among beef producers because of their meat quality and marbling.

“No one wants to own a 650-lb. steer. For a lighter animal moving up to that weight, the price rolls back pretty fast. But if you take the animal from 600 to 750, that is the most valuable gain in the feeder cattle complex.

Cow-Calf Producers

For example, if a cow weans a 500-pound calf that sells for $2.50 per pound live weight, you earn $1,250 for that calf. In order to turn a profit, the cow-calf producer has to keep the expenses associated with raising that cow and calf for the previous year under $1,250.

A 1200-pound beef animal will yield a hot carcass weight of approximately 750 pounds. Once cooled, the carcass weight will be approximately 730 pounds. When de-boned and trimmed, there will be approximately 500 pounds of trimmed and de- boned meat for wrapping and freezing.

In both cases, selling prices are greater than the buying prices, and hence, there are profits in both. Profit in the former transaction = $1400 - $1200 = $200. Profit in the latter transaction = $1900 - $1700 = $200. Therefore total gain = $200 + $200 = $400.

As a general rule, most cattle will have an average dressing percentage of 63 percent. This means that a beef animal weighing 1,000 lbs will result in a carcass that weighs only 630 lbs after slaughter. Although the average dressing percentage for beef is 63 percent, several factors may affect the carcass weight.