Why an Experienced Cattle Broker Says "This might be the best time to do it." | #31 | THAT RANCHING PODCAST

Terrill Ostrom runs Lazy TM Livestock in Red Lodge, Montana and brokers cattle nationwide through Crossroads Cattle Company, moving upwards of 240,000 head a year. This week, Terrill sits down with Trevor to talk about what's really driving sickness, retreats, and lost genetic potential in newly received calves — and why gut health and immune response are the two levers that matter most in that first 60 days. We're talking: Why the first treat can cost a calf 20% of its shot at Choice or Prime — and a second treat pushes that risk past 80% Early Turbo Boost trial results out of Oklahoma, the Texas Panhandle, and East Texas: treat rates cut by half or more, death loss down to zero in one trial, and weight gain up as much as half a pound per day Why "healthy, hungry, up at the bunk" is the whole game in a starter program A backgrounder's real-world result: calves back in the home pen within 2 days of first treat, down from up to a week If you're starting calves — whether high-risk sale barn cattle or your own home-raised weaned calves — this conversation is a straight-shooting look at where the real money is made (and lost) in that first 60 days.