Cattle Question

[Skinny]

Anyone had any cattle artificially inseminated lately? What were you charged per head? I breed/synchronize cattle on the side and was curious what others charge. I tried to get another local AI guy to fill me in on his pricing but he acted like it was a big secret. Basically I'm just wanting info to see if I can cut back my rates some to save my customers some money. Since it's just a side gig to make some extra cash, I can afford to drop my rates a little if it will pay it forward to my long time customers.

I've been charging my customers the same rate for years as my cost has stayed the same basically.

[STXBOWHUNTER73]

Cattle Question

Don't know anymore but years ago it was 75 plus cost of the straw...

[Skinny]

Cattle Question

I'm basically just wanting to know the fee for the actual arm service...putting a straw of semen in the cow. I have a few customers that do all the set up and cover that cost. I know my fee for a turnkey deal is spot on...just got a couple projects where I'm just showing up to AI and the customer has paid for setup, semen, drugs, etc.

[M.E.B.]

I saw it done once on a ranch I was hunting on.

CHARGE MORE MONEY!!!!!

[TimH]

There is a local rancher around me that does it for I believe about $150.

[GIL HUNTS]

Great question. Wish I knew myself. I'll keep paying attention and asking the local guys around here that AI on the side.

[AJMag]

So what's the going rate if you do all the leg work on that? Only ask because I barely know what is done in the process, other than a youtube video, but I have a couple cows that we want to do AI with. Haven't looked into who near me can do it or what it will take. Still a bit to learn.

[txmuleyman]

No idea what others charge to AI. The man I work for on the side(myself) is a very cheap cowman. I do palpate a lot at $2 a head plus beer.

[hereford]

$35-$45 arm service

[Skinny]

$35-$45 arm service

That seems high to me...I'm breeding 91 heifers for a guy next week...that would be a good pay day but I think it would be my last bit of work for him at that price. Lol.

I usually give a pretty good volume discount but even a discount off that price would still be a lot of coin.

[Deathrow Jethro]

Skinny, AI'ing 91 head at $5 each is still a pretty good check for a days work. Not sure if your thinking lower than that or not?

[Tex1986]

I agree with Hereford on just a couple of head. I don't think you can get away with that price on 91 head. $35 to $45 a piece is what we payed for our show heifers to be AI'd. That was 3 to 4 at a time.

[dclifton]

I would think 10-15 arm service for that many.

I have a friend thats going to do mine in a few weeks, he charges 20$ plus straw.

If he has to hold them on his place its a different story.

[Grayson]

There's a joke here somewhere but I just can't put my finger in it.

[yanta61]

That seems high to me...I'm breeding 91 heifers for a guy next week...that would be a good pay day but I think it would be my last bit of work for him at that price. Lol.

I usually give a pretty good volume discount but even a discount off that price would still be a lot of coin.

I have no idea on price either but if that guy has 91 heifers at $35 each is $3185...That's less that the cost of 2 heifers to have all 91 done. How many days is it going to take to do all 91 of them?