🚨 7 Deadly Cattle Ranching Traps in 2024: #3 Bankrupted 80% of Ranchers!
🌽 Trap #2: No Feed Plan? Prepare to Get Screwed!
Soybean meal prices swing wilder than a rodeo bull!
- Kansas rancher Wang didn't lock in prices. When soy surged 50% by June, he had to sell pregnant cows at a loss---almost got divorced!
- Do the math: Every $0.10/lb feed increase = $85 less profit per cow. For 100 cows? $8,500 gone!
✅ Smart moves:
👉 Hedge prices 6 months ahead (DM for futures tutorial)
👉 Replace 50% soy with cottonseed meal (Free recipe pinned)