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<blockquote data-quote="elkwc" data-source="post: 1461671" data-attributes="member: 22295"><p>I agree with alot of what you stated. As I've stated before if I want to consistently sell calves that will sell at the top I have to raise a calf that will gain effiecently in the lot and yield and grade well on the rail. Like the story you shared you might be lucky once or twice selling calves that fall short in some area but the word will get around. The feeder buyers are told how the calves they buy have performed. Many say you can't get a bull that will cover all bases I disagree. You just have to find a breeder who has concentrated on raising that type of animal. One of the Angus breeders I've bought from produces cattle that cover the bases. He feeds everything that isn't kept for a bull or replacement. The progeny of his bulls consistently have a low cost of gain and grade 100% choice. He feeds bulls at several of the top tests. A half brother to a bull I kept of his breeding topped the Green Springs test last spring over all breeds. My calf weaned at 8 months at 1000 lbs even. He has spent the summer and fall breeding cows. He will likely get 4-6 weeks of wheat pasture and then turned back with the cows. These bulls are all out of bulls he raised. The progeny of what he has raised has consistently out performed calves by the top AI sires. They are proof you can have a heavy weaning calf and he will still cover the bases. A bull we use has to be a terminal sire and a maternal sire in one. Consistency is what many of the Angus and Herefords fall short on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkwc, post: 1461671, member: 22295"] I agree with alot of what you stated. As I've stated before if I want to consistently sell calves that will sell at the top I have to raise a calf that will gain effiecently in the lot and yield and grade well on the rail. Like the story you shared you might be lucky once or twice selling calves that fall short in some area but the word will get around. The feeder buyers are told how the calves they buy have performed. Many say you can't get a bull that will cover all bases I disagree. You just have to find a breeder who has concentrated on raising that type of animal. One of the Angus breeders I've bought from produces cattle that cover the bases. He feeds everything that isn't kept for a bull or replacement. The progeny of his bulls consistently have a low cost of gain and grade 100% choice. He feeds bulls at several of the top tests. A half brother to a bull I kept of his breeding topped the Green Springs test last spring over all breeds. My calf weaned at 8 months at 1000 lbs even. He has spent the summer and fall breeding cows. He will likely get 4-6 weeks of wheat pasture and then turned back with the cows. These bulls are all out of bulls he raised. The progeny of what he has raised has consistently out performed calves by the top AI sires. They are proof you can have a heavy weaning calf and he will still cover the bases. A bull we use has to be a terminal sire and a maternal sire in one. Consistency is what many of the Angus and Herefords fall short on. [/QUOTE]
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