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<blockquote data-quote="plumber_greg" data-source="post: 1461470" data-attributes="member: 9115"><p>I am not a breed basher or anything like that. </p><p>What I mean is, the consumer is the one we are raising calves for. They want a certain type of product. </p><p>The feedlot is one we are raising calves for. They want consistent calves to feed. Ones that will sell on their grid to get their preminums. Grade 4 cattle cost them a lot of money.</p><p>The packer is next. In order to sell to the consumer a certain product, consistent product is wanted.</p><p>I like to tell the story of a friend of mine that sold calves at the local sale barn. He sold around 40-50 steers each year. They were framey, looked excellent, and were calves to look at and be proud of. However, they were also around 1/8 Holstein.</p><p>3 years in a row, they were among the top sellers. Fourth year, around .40 dock. Guy is mad as heck. What happened?</p><p>Sale barn mananger told him the feeders realized the Holstein in them were causing problems feeding and grading. They no longer wanted them. Same feeders at different barns. Very few people could see Holstein when looking at the calves, until harvested. About 3 generations later problem solved.</p><p>Balance is what it takes, I think every bull we use, every heifer we keep, should be with the end result in mind, as well as the, "How many pounds am I gonna' wean." crowd. Sorry kinda' long, gs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="plumber_greg, post: 1461470, member: 9115"] I am not a breed basher or anything like that. What I mean is, the consumer is the one we are raising calves for. They want a certain type of product. The feedlot is one we are raising calves for. They want consistent calves to feed. Ones that will sell on their grid to get their preminums. Grade 4 cattle cost them a lot of money. The packer is next. In order to sell to the consumer a certain product, consistent product is wanted. I like to tell the story of a friend of mine that sold calves at the local sale barn. He sold around 40-50 steers each year. They were framey, looked excellent, and were calves to look at and be proud of. However, they were also around 1/8 Holstein. 3 years in a row, they were among the top sellers. Fourth year, around .40 dock. Guy is mad as heck. What happened? Sale barn mananger told him the feeders realized the Holstein in them were causing problems feeding and grading. They no longer wanted them. Same feeders at different barns. Very few people could see Holstein when looking at the calves, until harvested. About 3 generations later problem solved. Balance is what it takes, I think every bull we use, every heifer we keep, should be with the end result in mind, as well as the, "How many pounds am I gonna' wean." crowd. Sorry kinda' long, gs [/QUOTE]
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