I'm from Missouri. Calving in the fall is easier and there is no pink-eye issues with fall calves. We creep feed the same in the spring and fall. The only potential drawback with fall calves is that you need the hay available for the winter. That is not an issue here but I could see where hay...
Pure breeders want January calves but fall calving is so much easier. No scour issues and the temperatures are much easier on the calves. We have groups that calve spring and fall. Generally try to keep more in the fall group but that sometimes depends on the number of open cows we have and...