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<blockquote data-quote="CattleMan1920" data-source="post: 1564921" data-attributes="member: 37967"><p>We have a SAV Harvestor son that is going to be used this spring on some of the older cows. </p><p></p><p>What you said above makes perfect sense, and we intend to keep the daughters from the non AI bulls. I'm pretty sure they will turn out well. As for the males, we will probably steer them, not because they will not make good quality sires, but because the market is inundated here with cheap bulls. When you look at the price difference between what an AI son will bring and what a non AI son will bring, it's most likely cheaper to steer them and get them out the door quickly. I personally think that what you said about grandsons is correct, but the market sees it differently. I raised and sold some really nice grandsons that worked just fine for commercial producers, but they would have been far easier to sell as direct AI sons.</p><p></p><p>Raising a bull to 16 months, and developing him well, then getting $1500 for him, as I have seen at some sales lately doesn't make any sense. I've been seeing quite a few sub $2k registered bulls go through the ring, at that price I would rather band them.</p><p></p><p>What is even more nuts to me is that those sub $2k bulls came with an offer to feed them for 60 days for free to help out the buyer if they were not ready to take the bull right away. That to me is like Chevy offering $15k cash back and 0% financing to move the trucks. Not a good business plan.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CattleMan1920, post: 1564921, member: 37967"] We have a SAV Harvestor son that is going to be used this spring on some of the older cows. What you said above makes perfect sense, and we intend to keep the daughters from the non AI bulls. I'm pretty sure they will turn out well. As for the males, we will probably steer them, not because they will not make good quality sires, but because the market is inundated here with cheap bulls. When you look at the price difference between what an AI son will bring and what a non AI son will bring, it's most likely cheaper to steer them and get them out the door quickly. I personally think that what you said about grandsons is correct, but the market sees it differently. I raised and sold some really nice grandsons that worked just fine for commercial producers, but they would have been far easier to sell as direct AI sons. Raising a bull to 16 months, and developing him well, then getting $1500 for him, as I have seen at some sales lately doesn't make any sense. I've been seeing quite a few sub $2k registered bulls go through the ring, at that price I would rather band them. What is even more nuts to me is that those sub $2k bulls came with an offer to feed them for 60 days for free to help out the buyer if they were not ready to take the bull right away. That to me is like Chevy offering $15k cash back and 0% financing to move the trucks. Not a good business plan. [/QUOTE]
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