Buy a few weaned beef breed calves (9-10 months old), run them on for the summer, sell in autumn as stores before you have to winter them. Leave the sheep run on the ground over winter, then repeat next spring. Cattle make a right mess of ground over winter, so if you get them gone before winter, you’ll avoid making your fields a mess and then need to repair them in the spring.
[/size][size=78%]Make sure you buy from BVD, johnes, IBR, TB free herds. Don’t under estimate the value of buying from a high health herd. [/size]
If you’ve no experience with cattle leave calving then for another day. You’ll need a basic crush and handling whatever you buy, for yours and the vets safety.
I disagree that finishers have the biggest risk and least profit. Calving cows is a risky game, and hard work. Suckler herds are diminishing for a reason. If you lose the calf, you’ve got to keep a cow for another year before she produces anything. Finishers have a different set of price based risks though, along with bio security risks buying from multiple farms.