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<blockquote data-quote="Busterz" data-source="post: 649943" data-attributes="member: 7999"><p>If you are going to market at the sale barn you will need to keep your costs as low as possible, so you may not want to go out and spend a bunch of money on high dollar purebreds. Also uniform groups of cattle will sell the best at the sale barn, so you will want a consistent cow herd. Try to find them all at one place (that might help with health issues too). Herefords would be good cows but they might be tough to find depending on how many you need. Angus or black cows could be found fairly easily in Kansas. You will probably want to find some cows that have had a couple calves already, they should have the fewest calving problems. Then get a calving ease bull. </p><p></p><p>As to marketing, the sale barn is fine but there are also some other opportunites through different breeds. There are several with Limousin influenced calves, also if you buy Braunvieh bulls from certain sales they have buybacks and premiums. Some breeders do things individually regarding marketing. You just have to look around for programs like that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Busterz, post: 649943, member: 7999"] If you are going to market at the sale barn you will need to keep your costs as low as possible, so you may not want to go out and spend a bunch of money on high dollar purebreds. Also uniform groups of cattle will sell the best at the sale barn, so you will want a consistent cow herd. Try to find them all at one place (that might help with health issues too). Herefords would be good cows but they might be tough to find depending on how many you need. Angus or black cows could be found fairly easily in Kansas. You will probably want to find some cows that have had a couple calves already, they should have the fewest calving problems. Then get a calving ease bull. As to marketing, the sale barn is fine but there are also some other opportunites through different breeds. There are several with Limousin influenced calves, also if you buy Braunvieh bulls from certain sales they have buybacks and premiums. Some breeders do things individually regarding marketing. You just have to look around for programs like that. [/QUOTE]
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