With kidding happening here in November and December, the bulk of our bucklings go to market in the Spring. If all goes well, we try and shoot for a couple of weekends before Easter and have seen prices of $2.77 to $3.05 per pound. This year, we decided to keep a wether to keep company to a younger spring born buckling before he was picked up to go to his new commercial herd of does. First, I had no idea the wether weighed as much as he did, and second, I had no idea the prices were still this strong when the boys go over the 60-80 pound range and daily temperatures are still in the 90s in our area!
We used to raise cattle before we bought our first goats. I was thinking about the price a 500# calf will bring now - not nearly what we once saw. One time a year per cow. In a commercial goat operation, with kidding indexes of 1.85 kids per doe or more, the goats require less inputs, easier to handle and bringing a solid return on your investment. With a little marketing, a producer can sell directly to the consumer and expect an even greater return.
There has been no better time to raise meat goats than today and there is no better maternal breed to raise kids with minimal inputs than kikos and kiko crosses.
We used to raise cattle before we bought our first goats. I was thinking about the price a 500# calf will bring now - not nearly what we once saw. One time a year per cow. In a commercial goat operation, with kidding indexes of 1.85 kids per doe or more, the goats require less inputs, easier to handle and bringing a solid return on your investment. With a little marketing, a producer can sell directly to the consumer and expect an even greater return.
There has been no better time to raise meat goats than today and there is no better maternal breed to raise kids with minimal inputs than kikos and kiko crosses.
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