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<blockquote data-quote="CattleMan1920" data-source="post: 1551158" data-attributes="member: 37967"><p>Hello fellow Kentuckian and thank you for the comment. I hear this a lot, and I totally understand. I talked to a guy the other day that had 11 cows (raises them as a hobby) and he said he could not justify buying a good bull, so he grabs one at the yards. Here is my rational when I heard that:</p><p></p><p>11 cows could produce 11 calves, maybe 7 if things don't go so well. Let's assume of the 7, 3 are bulls (he can steer and sell at 205, or keep the bulls and try to sell them to someone. On the low side, he makes between $1500-4000 (I may be high on that) depending on what he does, but here is the kicker, the other 4 females then adds to his herd. Now he is at 15 females after the 1st year. Let's assume he AI's the 1/2 Angus heifers to Hoover Dam the second year, and uses the bull again on the cows. Then he has 10-15 calves (repeat steps above) on the way on the second go around, with some REALLY nice heifers and some even nicer calves on the way out of those heifers. Lot's of people on here may correct me on this, but the way I see it, that bull has paid for himself, not to mention his residual which if he's a solid bull with a good pedigree will not be hard to sell to someone else. The way I see it if you take care of that bull, he basically pays for himself easily.</p><p></p><p>We have service ready bulls for sale, they have proven pedigrees and best of all they are free of recessives and any other diseases that you may pick up from a bull at the yards (trich amongst them). I'm not pitching you on a bull, but ask anyone who has bought from us and they will tell you that our bulls get the job done and produce nice calves. The ones we have ready now are between $3-4k. You get to see the dam and the sire and how they are raised and then you can make the decision how they would work for you. </p><p></p><p>The problem when you buy a bull that has no info is that it's just a wild guess. Hoover Dam is highly accurate if you want predictability, but if you are buying a herd bull for cleanup, I suggest at least being able to see his genomic-enhanced EPD's and how the dam and the sire are holding up, and know that he has had a breeding soundness exam by a reputable vet. Just my two cents.</p><p></p><p>Here is an example of one we have ready that would be just fine for cleanup work. He is around 17 months old. Excuse the mud, no way around it.</p><p></p><p>Golden Nuggets of Branded</p><p></p><p><a href="https://cattletoday.com/forum/app.php/gallery/image/95" target="_blank"><img src="https://cattletoday.com/forum/app.php/gallery/image/95/mini" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CattleMan1920, post: 1551158, member: 37967"] Hello fellow Kentuckian and thank you for the comment. I hear this a lot, and I totally understand. I talked to a guy the other day that had 11 cows (raises them as a hobby) and he said he could not justify buying a good bull, so he grabs one at the yards. Here is my rational when I heard that: 11 cows could produce 11 calves, maybe 7 if things don't go so well. Let's assume of the 7, 3 are bulls (he can steer and sell at 205, or keep the bulls and try to sell them to someone. On the low side, he makes between $1500-4000 (I may be high on that) depending on what he does, but here is the kicker, the other 4 females then adds to his herd. Now he is at 15 females after the 1st year. Let's assume he AI's the 1/2 Angus heifers to Hoover Dam the second year, and uses the bull again on the cows. Then he has 10-15 calves (repeat steps above) on the way on the second go around, with some REALLY nice heifers and some even nicer calves on the way out of those heifers. Lot's of people on here may correct me on this, but the way I see it, that bull has paid for himself, not to mention his residual which if he's a solid bull with a good pedigree will not be hard to sell to someone else. The way I see it if you take care of that bull, he basically pays for himself easily. We have service ready bulls for sale, they have proven pedigrees and best of all they are free of recessives and any other diseases that you may pick up from a bull at the yards (trich amongst them). I'm not pitching you on a bull, but ask anyone who has bought from us and they will tell you that our bulls get the job done and produce nice calves. The ones we have ready now are between $3-4k. You get to see the dam and the sire and how they are raised and then you can make the decision how they would work for you. The problem when you buy a bull that has no info is that it's just a wild guess. Hoover Dam is highly accurate if you want predictability, but if you are buying a herd bull for cleanup, I suggest at least being able to see his genomic-enhanced EPD's and how the dam and the sire are holding up, and know that he has had a breeding soundness exam by a reputable vet. Just my two cents. Here is an example of one we have ready that would be just fine for cleanup work. He is around 17 months old. Excuse the mud, no way around it. Golden Nuggets of Branded [url=https://cattletoday.com/forum/app.php/gallery/image/95][img]https://cattletoday.com/forum/app.php/gallery/image/95/mini[/img][/url] [/QUOTE]
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