Spring 2013 Beef Sire Directory

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Bull Prices are at Unprecedented Levels
Natural Service Cost per Calf
Bull Purchase Price $3,000 $3,500 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000
20 cows for 3 years $87.87 $99.58 $111.29 $134.71 $158.12
25 cows for 3 years $70.30 $79.67 $89.03 $107.77 $126.50
30 cows for 3 years $58.58 $66.39 $74.19 $89.80 $105.42
Assumes $1500 salvage value, $800 feed, facilities and veterinary expenses, 95% pregnancy rate,
10% risk and 7% interest rate
AI is Competitive with Natural Service
Synchronization & AI Cost per Pregnancy Rate
Pregnancy w/Fixed Time AI 40% 50% 60% 70%
MGA PG & Fixed-Time AI $87.68 $70.14 $58.45 $50.10
7-day Co-Synch + CIDR ® $114.70 $91.76 $76.47 $65.54
14-day CIDR - PG & Fixed TAI $110.15 $88.12 $73.43 $62.94
Calculated using Iowa Beef Center Synchronization Systems Planner: www.iowabeefcenter.org
Assumes $2.50 cost for prostaglandin and GnRH, $2.50 for MGA, $10.00 CIDR ® cost,
estimated combined semen and technician cost of $24
tiMed breeding
VS. HeAt DeteCtIoN
100 Cows Bred Timed AI x 55% Conception = 55 AI Calves
100 Cows x 85% Heat Detected x 65% Conception = 55 AI Calves
“We’ve tried other programs in the past,
but when you find what works you stick
to it. With AI, I basically bred out all the
difficulties. I wanted uniformity, but I’ve
improved udder quality and structure
in the herd. I also have a tighter calving
season and with AI to calving ease sires, I
can calve without having to watch; and less
labor is always great.”
Mark Fulton, Fulton Ranch, SD
“When I AI on that day in July, I’m
accomplishing more than I am on any one
given day throughout the rest of the entire
year. When the cows leave that barn, six
out of every 10 of them are pregnant and I
know that next year, they will give birth to
some of the industry’s best calves.”
Joel Koch, Koch & Sons Farms Inc., SD
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