Angus Bred Heifers...Good Deal?

[Jon Loy]

Hi I have found some Angus Bred heifers for sale near me. They are coming on 2 yrs old and are 900lbs. They are beig bred to a Beefmaster Bull. They have been with the bull Since July 10th. The seller wants $1000 a head and they are set to calve in May. Is this a good deal??

[grannysoo]

Same thing can be had for $800.00 or less around here.

[TNcowman]

What is your location?

[Jon Loy]

Central Illinois

[Frankie]

Hi I have found some Angus Bred heifers for sale near me. They are coming on 2 yrs old and are 900lbs. They are beig bred to a Beefmaster Bull. They have been with the bull Since July 10th. The seller wants $1000 a head and they are set to calve in May. Is this a good deal??

That doesn't sound like an especially good deal to me.

[Txwalt]

Angus heifers bred to a Beefmaster bull? That doesn't sound like a good deal to me. That seems an odd choice for central Illinois even if they weren't heifers. Maybe someone will enlighten me.

Walt

[dun]

Angus heifers bred to a Beefmaster bull? That doesn't sound like a good deal to me. That seems an odd choice for central Illinois even if they weren't heifers. Maybe someone will enlighten me.

Walt

Price and bull both sound out of wack to me too. The price because that's just high now and the bull for a cold climate.
900 lbs as coming 2 year olds is pretty low too.

[dcara]

Calving ease may be an issue also. I prefer calving ease bulls for heifers. I'd be worried unless I knew the paticulairs of the bull.

A neighbor of mine had bought 3 sale barn bred cows (just commercials, not Angus) about 10 years ago. All 3 died in labor. The neighbor told me the vet said all three had been bred to a Beefmaster bull.

[talldog]

It's a good deal if that's what you want -----Do your homework and good luck !!

[Cowdirt]

Angus heifers bred to a Beefmaster bull? That doesn't sound like a good deal to me. That seems an odd choice for central Illinois even if they weren't heifers. Maybe someone will enlighten me.

Walt

Price and bull both sound out of wack to me too. The price because that's just high now and the bull for a cold climate.
900 lbs as coming 2 year olds is pretty low too.

I agree Dun on all points. If they are closely approaching 2yrs, they should weigh considerably more than 900lbs. I like to breed angus heifers at 15 mos weighing at least 850. I like to have them calving by 2 yrs.

[ANAZAZI]

Hi I have found some Angus Bred heifers for sale near me. They are coming on 2 yrs old and are 900lbs. They are beig bred to a Beefmaster Bull. They have been with the bull Since July 10th. The seller wants $1000 a head and they are set to calve in May. Is this a good deal??

I have no clue about the price as I am not from same country. If they get enough to eat they will be big enough to calve, even if they are very small now.

[mnmtranching]

Hard for me to think of central Illinois as cold climate?
I would sure get some information on the bull.
900 pounds is a little small, why are they small?
Probably not real great cattle at that weight, at 24 months.
About 1-2 hundred $ overpriced.

[Cowdirt]

Hi I have found some Angus Bred heifers for sale near me. They are coming on 2 yrs old and are 900lbs. They are beig bred to a Beefmaster Bull. They have been with the bull Since July 10th. The seller wants $1000 a head and they are set to calve in May. Is this a good deal??

I have no clue about the price as I am not from same country. If they get enough to eat they will be big enough to calve, even if they are very small now.

[Cowdirt]

Hi I have found some Angus Bred heifers for sale near me. They are coming on 2 yrs old and are 900lbs. They are beig bred to a Beefmaster Bull. They have been with the bull Since July 10th. The seller wants $1000 a head and they are set to calve in May. Is this a good deal??

I have no clue about the price as I am not from same country. If they get enough to eat they will be big enough to calve, even if they are very small now.

Ooops! My comment didn't get added. I said: I agree Anazazi; they will be large enough to calve but from the information given they seem to be at best avg. heifers and the price is imo more than avg.

[donnaIL]

It bothers me to read this post, as always the breeding age is determined by weight...a heifer can be bred at 750lbs and sometimes less depending on the full grown weight. One of the nicest animals I bought was a 750lb bred angus, and I should add kept her heifer and she has grown into a nice cow.

I don't know if Dun and other persons on this page are raising show animals or what thier goals are. But a 900 lb heifer due to calf will gain a few lbs and be a 1200lbs animal...the goal that dun and many have here. One day they question frame size the other not...but the truth is ..well i think u get it.

Have nice day:)