Cattle Markets
The Cull Cow You Haul In With the Fall Run Brings Less Than the One You Sort Off in June
Culls you find at branding are worth more in early summer than they will be in the October crush. Sorting and marketing…
Land & Grazing
The Grass You Have in June Is All You Get, and the Cow You Sell Early Beats the Ten You Feed Through a Dry August
In a dry year the range gives you most of its growth by early July. Counting that grass now, before the country…
Cattle Markets
Sort Your Cull Cows in June, Not at Preg-Check, and Don’t Feed Them All Summer for Nothing
The cows you already know are leaving—bad udders, bad feet, wrecked mouths—don't need to eat your grass until October. Sorting culls in…
Montana Ranching
Sort the Cull Cows Now, Not in October
The cows that won't pay their way through winter show it in June—bad bags, cancer eye, broken mouths, feet gone wrong. Mark…