Bigfoot":2ffsvhq8 said:
Brute 23":2ffsvhq8 said:
That is becoming real popular right now. I will be curios how that market pans out. A buddy of mine was trying to get me to go in with him on some also but I passed. I told him selling roping steers is like selling drugs, there is a lot of demand, and even money in the right market... but you got to deal with people who have a drug habit. They would rather show up at your house and smoke or snort you stuff than pay for it.
I could be wrong... it won't be the first time I missed out on a good deal.
More head per acre, with less inputs. Fertility issues largely non existent. Majority of what we cull a commercial cow for, doesn't even apply to raising ropers.
For sure. My hesitations were all about the market to sell them. Is it the next Emu deal? If you sell them at the auction it's like giving them away.
I know several guys who turned out cows to breed thinking they would do all the good with an Angus bull. They have all gelotten rid of them over time because they were giving the calves away... even with the low inputs.
If you don't get out and work them, market them, etc as ready to go roping steers there is no market.
