If you sell a bull for $600, why not just sell a good steer for the same amount and then there would be no risk in losing your good reputation.
Why go through the hassle of rasing bulls if there is no premium for doing so?
Just as a final note on the subject, Texassimmentals, there is alot that you and probably your father still need to learn about the beef industry, I get the impression you don't quite grasp the idea of what a bull should be yet. You have one very good simmental herdsire and that is definately a step in the right direction, but untill you have a cowherd that can match that bull, rather leave the bull breeding for the breeders. There is more (supposed to be at least) to a good registered bull than just the papers stating his ancestry.
Why go through the hassle of rasing bulls if there is no premium for doing so?
Just as a final note on the subject, Texassimmentals, there is alot that you and probably your father still need to learn about the beef industry, I get the impression you don't quite grasp the idea of what a bull should be yet. You have one very good simmental herdsire and that is definately a step in the right direction, but untill you have a cowherd that can match that bull, rather leave the bull breeding for the breeders. There is more (supposed to be at least) to a good registered bull than just the papers stating his ancestry.