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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chaparral" data-source="post: 4205221" data-attributes="member: 49817">I hope I am not hijacking this thread, it is not my intent.  Please delete or ask me to delete if this is not informative/ useful.It is hard to beat the chain prices. Their feedlots are pumping hormones for faster growth and their packing houses are adding water or salt water to add cheap weight. I get the need for a low cost, we want it as well. My feed prices are up significantly. I used to be able to buy some extra steers for $200-300. Those cheap steers are now $500-600. The cost for my calves to hit the ground to 1200 pounds has doubled. The costs are going to keep hurting producers and consumers. And the mass produced beef is going up as well, the amount of animals produced has dropped year to year and is trending down. I am no longer buying steers at market, the model no longer works for me. The costs are not trending to be profitable. It is now just what I can produce from my stock. It is sad really.</blockquote>