2011-08-032011-08-031988https://hdl.handle.net/10365/17454EC-966; Operating a profitable beef cow herd requires considerable management expertise. Successful beef cow operators concentrate their limited management time on those factors that: (1) make a big difference in profitability of the beef cow herd and (2) can be influenced with management. The management decision to raise or purchase replacement heifers clearly meets both of these criteria.NDSU Agriculture and University Extension: Creative Commons Licensing Deed (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/)Cattle.Livestock productivity.EC-966