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I'm looking at putting a Brahman bull over my jersey cows. I fully understand the growth rate thing being a reason for choosing different breeds. What I don't get is why a black calf will outsell a char or Hereford around here when growth rates are similar for those three. To me it all...

Okay I'm green as a willow branch on all this. I just finished the 15 page "What to look for in a Brahman" thread. My brain hurts. I understand Angus selling higher to the colder feedlots and Brahman selling higher to more Southern feedlots. Is it me or are Angus preferred because of the...

Not cattle related.....but a cool story nonetheless. My brother was going in to a local pawn shop to browse the gun selection as he usually does. While there, a guy comes in with this big double barrel "elephant" gun. The guy had bought it at an estate auction and had all the paperwork. He...

That's what I was thinking. Thanks.

My father-in-law's idea would probably be "Buy ya' old cows, breed 'em, sell 'em calves.". No doubt though, I plan on leaning on him for some of the more basic things ("What's that hanging out that cow's rear?" :D). He runs crossbred cows, mostly. The majority of his herd is black (angus...

This may end up being one of the most asked questions but I'll ask anyway. If you were looking at getting into the cattle business, how would you start off? Would you buy bred heifers, weaned heifers to breed later, cow/calf pairs, older bred cows, crossbred, registered pure breeds? Young...