Missouri beef update: Heifer calves (1 yr old or less): Dec 20, 500lb: $264.66 CWT ($1,323.21) Jan 17, 500lb: $ 268.43 CWT ($1,342.15) Change: +1.4%

Lot of 7 1-2yr old pregnant heifers: Average weight: 1,227 lbs Sold by the head: $3,235

Missouri beef market update: Looking at the sub category of 5-6yr old heifers only: December 20, 2024 1,200 lbs: $115.84 CWT ($1,390.09/cow) January 17, 2025 1,200 lbs: $129.67 CWT ($1,556.05/cow) That is a 12% increase. Beef is hot right now. This morning's trades in the 5-6yr old heifer category:

This is why I started raising our own cattle. I have ZERO trust in our government. They murdered millions of humans with the mRNA poison, and they intend to do the same with cattle, and those who consume it.

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For those interested in buying a "side of beef" from your local rancher and have yet to do so buy are "buy-curious", here is a typical breakdown of what you may expect. The process is: 1) Contact a local rancher and tell him you want a side of beef (half cow). He will tell you what is available and which butcher he prefers to take the cow to. 2) Then you also contact the local butcher and get a date for the rancher to deliver the cow. If you are not buying the whole cow, both you and the rancher will try to find a buyer for the other half. The butchers will have requirements on what dates they can accommodate you due to the fact that they only have so much freezer space available. 3) The local butcher will ask you how you want your order completed. Meaning, how many roasts, or if you don't want roasts and want them in ground beef, and other options. The example below is based off of buying a whole cow that has a live weight of 1,200 lbs. Take home beef that actually goes in your freezer will general be 36% of the live weight. You won't be eating the bones, hide, hooves, and entrails for example. The whole cow and butcher cost below is $3,348.00, so if you are going halfzies with someone else, your all in cost would be $1,674.00. And your average cost per pound would be: $7.75

To all steak fans out there. Get yourself one of these. A Sous Vide. I don’t use it for every steak I cook, but every steak I cook in this is damn near perfect. In the sous vide for 2.5 hours at 132 degrees then hot sear on cast iron. Go down the sous vide rabbit hole.

Cattle Prices - Big sale of the day- Jan 10 Bowling Green, MO Breed: Black Angus Lot Head count: 83 Lot Avg weight/cow: 1,180 lbs $CWT winning bid: $217.75 Dollar cost per cow: $2,569.45 Total Lot Cost: $213,264.35

I’ve been working on creating pricing models for various categories of cattle.

Cattle auction day.

As my ranch grows, I plan on better harsh weather shelter. But for now, the cows get this makeshift shelter in our corral.

I believe in the healing power of both Bitcoin and beef so much, I bought both.

Checking on my cows during the first snowstorm of the season.

Introduced my cow ladies to my new work truck. They were not impressed.

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This is very literally my diet...UPSIDE DOWN. I eat 4-5 eggs every day, in copious amounts of butter. Beef, either steak or hamburger. Every. Day. Sometimes multiple times per day. And the amount of bacon and salt that I have coursing through my veins is criminal in some countries. "The government lies, and they lie often." Tucker Carlson, maybe.

I finally have all my bitcoin off Ledger and onto a new Coldcard and using Sparrow.  Whew! Feels real good to be self sovereign.  Onward and upward.

#[0] #[1]. I just had the great pleasure of meeting Texas Slim at the Ozark Beef Initiative. Outstanding conference, lots of great info about regenerative farming, farming without a bank, Bitcoin, food sovereignty, and more. If you have a chance, make the effort to attend on of these meetings. It’s great to be around and meet like minded people. And hat tip to rancher Jordan Richter for taking the picture.