u/1JuanWonOne

So right now I have two steers, they're about a year old and idk between 800-1000 pounds. Realistically in my area they'd go at the auction for $2500 a piece. If I grass finished them over the next 2 years I'd likely spend about $1000 each getting them to slaughter. If I grain finished them over the next 150 days, I'd likely spend about $1000 each getting them to slaughter. They'd finish out close to 1400 pounds and sell for $3500-$4000 each. Basically whatever I would spend on finishing would not generate any additional profit. With people buying steers at this price, how the hell is anyone making any money? Are my numbers wrong/am I missing something? I'm also asking because it seems like I would be better off selling as a cow/calf operation as opposed to finishing my calves. What do y'all think?

I have two yearling steers I'm trying to sell asap to help cover surprise medical costs for my father. Not trying to sell them on here via this post as that would violate community rules. I'm posting to ask how y'all have gone about selling cattle outside of hauling them to an auction. I'm not finding success on Facebook or marketplace and everyone around me has cattle so selling to neighbors isn't working either. How have y'all managed it?