Lee VanRoss
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Travlr: is spot on. I would only add whatever choice you make with your bull remember herd fertility is the primary indicator of profitability.Sadly... the fact is that black calves get more money just based on their color, so high quality animals of any other color are getting reamed at the sale barn.
But you don't have to sink to being a victim of the CAB program because there are now plenty of black options from breeds that were red/white in the past. I don't know why Limousine isn't mentioned more on this forum as a great herd improver and calf maker. There are great Limo bulls and some are homozygous black. I'd use one of them before I used a Char that would give me mouse colored calves that would take a hit at the point of sale.
Concentrating of having as many calves as possible born during the first cycle of the calving season will go a long way to making your choice
of bulls look like a good decision. Simply put never retain female for breeding not born in the first cycle. Have a good year!