Tuesday was shipment day for our last pot-load of heifers. We sold them through Southeast Livestock Exchange. We had the cows for 4 months but they were played out about a month ago so it has been tough working reruns on the young horses. The above photos are of the heifers waiting to load out, the big rig pulling in the driveway (it barely fits) and trusty Justino with the bunch. He had already fed and moved all 67 head by himself by the time the truck arrived. Miracle worker! Like the first load, we carved out the best 20 head for bred-heifer market. We then syncronised their heat cycle and bred the heifers artificially. As of now, this is our value-added proposition to turn a profit. It seems hard to just put weight on the cattle and turn a profit. Ask anyone who owns a feedlot. We may try to feed some heavy stocker steers on grass for our next set and just keep them for a couple months but are having some difficulty replacing the last set at a profit without selling the short-bred heifers right away too. It aint all just about cuttin' baby!