In a recent online poll, Progressive Cattleman asked, “Did you retain ownership of your calves in hopes that there would be some market recovery?”

The minority of readers, about 24 percent, said they sold their calves at weaning. The majority of readers kept their calves. About 58 percent said they retained ownership of their calves in order to increase profit. Another 18 percent said they did keep their calves, but for other reasons.  end mark

Did you retain ownership of your calves in hopes that there would be some market recovery?

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  • Yes, I retained ownership to hopefully increase my profit: 58%

  • No, I sold my calves at weaning: 24%

  • I retained ownership for other reasons: 18%