Sam Shepard: Buying & Selling Cattle

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Sam has his cattle sold before they have arrive at his place. He explains how he does this and how it allows him to know how much he can spend on feed and vaccinations to break even or make money.

Categories: Outside the Arena, Managing Cows.

Part 1

In part one, Sam gives a general description of how he runs his operation and how much he has to make per pound to break even.

Part 2

Sam gives us an actual scenerio in dollars and cents if he wants to sell 50,000 pounds of beef (1 load of cattle) by the time he is done working them, (60-70 days).

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Sam Shepard

Full Bio Videos with Sam

How I got started: I didn’t grow up with horses and never heard of cutting until I was in my 20’s. A friend bought a cutting horse to breed some mares to. I rode him and was hooked. After getting out of college I showed as a Non Pro for years.