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Advice on building a herd in Central Texas - sale barns vs breeders
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<blockquote data-quote="TdJ" data-source="post: 1701759" data-attributes="member: 27352"><p>We recently purchased a ranch out in Hamilton County, TX and looking for advice on 1) type of cattle that are most sought after and 2) best way to source them. I'm seeing hereford, angus, mention of brangus. Does it really matter? I'm leaning heavily toward red angus because they're easy to handle and I see a lot of them in the area.</p><p></p><p>While my goal is to make the ranch productive in a relatively short time (measured in farming years), there are a few ways to do this. I think I'd like to start with a dual strategy which is buying in a small breeding herd and also running youngsters for sale to processors.</p><p></p><p>I'm trying to avoid making this more complex than it needs to be - do I keep this as simple as visiting the local commissions? Is there a particular breeder you'd recommend I contact?</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.cattletoday.com/threads/sale-barn-herd-building.95602/page-2" target="_blank">This thread was a great read btw</a> for whether to go barn vs breeder but things change by region - local intel is key.</p><p></p><p>Appreciate any advice or guidance for the new guy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TdJ, post: 1701759, member: 27352"] We recently purchased a ranch out in Hamilton County, TX and looking for advice on 1) type of cattle that are most sought after and 2) best way to source them. I'm seeing hereford, angus, mention of brangus. Does it really matter? I'm leaning heavily toward red angus because they're easy to handle and I see a lot of them in the area. While my goal is to make the ranch productive in a relatively short time (measured in farming years), there are a few ways to do this. I think I'd like to start with a dual strategy which is buying in a small breeding herd and also running youngsters for sale to processors. I'm trying to avoid making this more complex than it needs to be - do I keep this as simple as visiting the local commissions? Is there a particular breeder you'd recommend I contact? [URL='https://www.cattletoday.com/threads/sale-barn-herd-building.95602/page-2']This thread was a great read btw[/URL] for whether to go barn vs breeder but things change by region - local intel is key. Appreciate any advice or guidance for the new guy. [/QUOTE]
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