can you explain why you raise the cattle you do?

[dun]

Sure thought i would have took longer than two years to select the right genetics for them Unbalancers Jo.

That Demetrious can sure work wonders can't he?

[Red Bull Breeder]

Yep he is a wonder dun. Good thing i got in before Jo hogged everthing up.

[cowboy43]

fatcattle
with a #1 500 lb stocker bringing a $1000 or more, if you had to buy now, what would do, would you buy at that price or just sit it out for awhile, or look at buying something else, it is just scary to invest so much money in one small calf, I have been kicking around all kinds of options and a I have not come up with an answer as to what to do.

[Limomike]

market & climate.

Limflex My red angus cows are the the best I've seen at retaining body condition in any type weather, breed back consistently,
and bring in the $$$ at market time.

[fatcattle]

Thanks for the feedback folks. Isomade, those are my favorites also, have gotten tough to find though. Cowboy43 I have sat out most of this season, loaded up on light weight drought calves in the spring and early summer. Bought alot of nice three weight heifers and plan on breeding them. Ran an older set that I am calving out and have an offer on when I get done. Running just enough steers to for cash flow. The market and weather have completely changed my business model. I took in some gain cattle, first time since high-school. He was willing to pay more than I could make owning them. It's a natural beef outfit and they needed pasture badly.

[backhoeboogie]

fatcattle
with a #1 500 lb stocker bringing a $1000 or more, if you had to buy now, what would do, would you buy at that price or just sit it out for awhile, or look at buying something else, it is just scary to invest so much money in one small calf, I have been kicking around all kinds of options and a I have not come up with an answer as to what to do.

That is a decision you gotta make. Lots of commercial folks sold out cows last year. They intended to go to stockers when grass was good. If it is a wet year, you now have more competition. That's a tough situation.

[dun]

I can;t even explain WHY I raise cattle!

[Jogeephus]

Jo if i started the unbalancer breed would that be copywrite infringement??

As long as I could get half the technology and marketing fee I don't see why there'd be any problem. I'm sure we could work out an agreement similar to what Bristol Myers and Sanofi did with the Plavix deal. We are talking about the same money so it should be cookbook.

[fatcattle]

Dun, I can completely understand that sentiment!

[Isomade]

I can;t even explain WHY I raise cattle!

What? You mean we could actually make more money doing something else?

[TexasBred]

I can;t even explain WHY I raise cattle!

What? You mean we could actually make more money doing something else?

Seems I heard he use to make big money singing the national anthem at the cockfights.

[Scroote]

Sold out last year. Small registered Black Brangus herd. I had a great market for the heifers...most of the bulls were sold private treaty or at sale barn and always sold very well.... great mama cows, very fertile, hardy, gentle when handled right and they handle our climate well. I just like'em. Stand one of those regal ladies beside an angus and she makes the angus look bad mistake.

In years past I use to run a lot of cross bred cattle....most purchased at local auction barn. Seems if you sit long enough one or two come thru the ring with nothing wrong with them but nobody wants them so you can buy them cheap. Long bred, take them home and calve them out, haul them back and hit a pretty good lick......ever color in the world and probably made more money on them than with the registered stuff. Most all local cattle so no matter the breeding they were aclimated to our environment well.

Let me guess, the cattle were getting in the way of sharing your infinite wisdom on this board!

[James T]

I raise what i want to. Cause i can.

Ditto that. But if I was doing it for a living it would be Brangus again = they withstand our heat, good milking, low birth weights/ they ramp up fast, and they sell well.

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Sold out last year. Small registered Black Brangus herd. I had a great market for the heifers...most of the bulls were sold private treaty or at sale barn and always sold very well.... great mama cows, very fertile, hardy, gentle when handled right and they handle our climate well. I just like'em. Stand one of those regal ladies beside an angus and she makes the angus look bad mistake.

In years past I use to run a lot of cross bred cattle....most purchased at local auction barn. Seems if you sit long enough one or two come thru the ring with nothing wrong with them but nobody wants them so you can buy them cheap. Long bred, take them home and calve them out, haul them back and hit a pretty good lick......ever color in the world and probably made more money on them than with the registered stuff. Most all local cattle so no matter the breeding they were aclimated to our environment well.

Let me guess, the cattle were getting in the way of sharing your infinite wisdom on this board!

I've learned quite a lot from TexasBred in my short time on Cattle Today Scroote. I still have lots to learn I freely admit.

[TexasBred]

Sold out last year. Small registered Black Brangus herd. I had a great market for the heifers...most of the bulls were sold private treaty or at sale barn and always sold very well.... great mama cows, very fertile, hardy, gentle when handled right and they handle our climate well. I just like'em. Stand one of those regal ladies beside an angus and she makes the angus look bad mistake.

In years past I use to run a lot of cross bred cattle....most purchased at local auction barn. Seems if you sit long enough one or two come thru the ring with nothing wrong with them but nobody wants them so you can buy them cheap. Long bred, take them home and calve them out, haul them back and hit a pretty good lick......ever color in the world and probably made more money on them than with the registered stuff. Most all local cattle so no matter the breeding they were aclimated to our environment well.

Let me guess, the cattle were getting in the way of sharing your infinite wisdom on this board!

Well hello Stud Duck. Glad to see you recognize superior intellgence and but still come out occasionally to get a bit of enlightenment. Now slither back under your rock.