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fore the start of the growing The Midwest Cattleman · March 10, 2022 · P17
season,” says Rippey. “Here we
are in the spring of 2022, fac-
ing significantly more drought
than we had going into the
spring of 2012. We've still
got La Nina sticking around
enough to influence weather
patterns. And that's a huge
concern for the great plains,
for the southwest, along the
gulf coast, even into the south-
east.”

WHAT’S A GOOD
continued from page 7
offspring before marketing,
the greater the amount you
can afford to pay. Retained
ownership gives you more
time and opportunity to cap-
ture the value of your invest-
ment in genetics. And we
haven’t even considered the
value added to replacement
females if we select daugh-
ters as our next generation
of cows. Keep the following
chart in mind as another way
to evaluate ownership cost of
bulls on a per cow or annual • Bulls developed and built to work on fescue
basis. • Reduce your herd’s risk with our age

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•
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on herd contraction will affect EPDs
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ply of feeder cattle should be
less in 2022 compared to 2021.
The CME futures seems to sup- Spring BULL SALE
port this idea with Fall 2022
deferred contracts trading in
the $180’s range. For places
like Nebraska that generally
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approximately $188.00 – sig-
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in 2019 and 2020 and prices 30 Fall-Calving Bred Heifers
not seen nominally since Fall
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