Deciding which cows to cull is a challenging task for most producers. Sometimes, their personal feelings about that particular animal get in the way. There are even sometimes, they need to know which ones are underperforming and which ones need to be kept.
The current conditions we have been dealing with for the last year or so are making the need to cull even more needed. There simply are not enough forages to keep every animal. Not to mention, the prospect of very tight hay supplies this winter makes feeding even more difficult.
Just because you are getting rid of an animal does not mean that it is worthless. Cull cows represent about 20% of the gross income of any commercial cow operation. Here are some simple guidelines that you can follow to get the most return from your culled animals.
Deciding which cows to cull is not an easy task for most producers. Sometimes their personal feelings about that particular animal get in the way. There are even sometimes they do not even know which ones are underperforming and which ones need to be kept.
