Was it an internet auction? Good luck on the Bull!
What auction? And good luck!
Here there is a dock on smaller framed calves. Seems like under a 5 frame would be too short. If not for that I wouldn't mind running 4-5 frame cattle especially for cows. We have some good friends that have quite a few low lines and their description of the sales are words like brutal and bloodbath. I think that they did find a yards that was a little more accepting. I would definitely look at all options when marketing those calves.
Me for one..I got the results I was looking for in the first generation..
This is the problem with a lot of the specialty marketing. The sellers make money on it and unless the customers have a niche market available to them it's just too bad. Feeder calf buyers want growth potential in the calves for the stocker phase, then the feedlots want continued growth and gain potential. It's a hard balancing act. We don't need cowherds that average 1800-2000+ but we do need a breeding strategy and direction to achieve a good medium between a cost effective maternal oriented cowherd and calves that are well received at the market by the buyers which isn't an easy feat with all of the different directions being promoted.
There can be lots of money in breeding stock without an end market for the product created. Whenever I hear a sales pitch for something new I don't dismiss it instantly I ask about the non breeding stock market for the offspring. Alpacas, Ostriches, Emus come to mind.. Around here we had the Pigeon King. He sold fricken pigeons to people, it was outright fraud there was no market beyond selling him pigeons to sell to other people.
Had an Ohlde bull, and he made good replacements. Many black PCC bulls have Ohlde several generations back. These bulls seemed to be about 4 frame.
Word was that he was a cooperative producer for PCC, but the bulls did not sell well in the "East", so they parted ways.
