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Breeding "High end" Simmental blood lines and determining calf prices
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<blockquote data-quote="gizmom" data-source="post: 1375313" data-attributes="member: 13402"><p>I think Jogeephus has hit the nail on the head. Success in the cattle business is a marathon not a sprint. It doesn't matter what you pay for a cow, if the cow doesn't perform then you have purchased very expensive hamburger. We have made some purchases that worked out and we have made some that just didn't. You have a good start with 18 head of registered cows. Find yourself a good AI tech and pick some of the best genetics you can find through an AI stud and breed those cows. Find yourself as good a clean up bull as you can afford you can find bulls in this market for 4000 - 7500 and maybe less that will improve your genetics. Take a look at <a href="http://www.whelanfarms.com" target="_blank">http://www.whelanfarms.com</a> there are some high end genetics full blood Simmentals and Simangus bulls in this sale take a look at them. The consignors that have bulls in this sale have been breeding cattle for some time. They bring the top end of their calf crop to this development program. Between the various breeders you have several thousand calves so your seeing the top end of a very large group of calves. These bulls are evaluated from day one out of around 80 bulls delivered your only going to see around 60 sell. The reason for this is they strive to have only the very highest quality bulls offered. And each is sold with 100% guarantee for the first breeding season. Measure your cow herd, by that I mean take birth, weaning and yearling weights on all your calves. Measure your cows weight and hip height, disposition, foot score weight going into the breeding season and at weaning. When you measure you identify the cows within your herd that are doing the best job, sometimes you will be shocked to find it is a little ole cow that never catches your eye, but she is weaning a top calf every year and breeding back on time. That is how you figure out who your best cow is and which genetics are working in your program and your environment. Get involved in your state breed association, meet other breeders get involved in the industry. Good luck to you I can still say after 27 years I still love this business, it is hard, sometimes wonderful, sometimes heart breaking, but I wouldn't want to do anything else. These type of questions are when I really miss Doc Harris he sure could word things better than me and was a treassure trove of experience and common sense answers. I didn't always agree with him 100% but he would always offer up great advice and I would have to admit was right on target most of the time.</p><p></p><p>gizmom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gizmom, post: 1375313, member: 13402"] I think Jogeephus has hit the nail on the head. Success in the cattle business is a marathon not a sprint. It doesn't matter what you pay for a cow, if the cow doesn't perform then you have purchased very expensive hamburger. We have made some purchases that worked out and we have made some that just didn't. You have a good start with 18 head of registered cows. Find yourself a good AI tech and pick some of the best genetics you can find through an AI stud and breed those cows. Find yourself as good a clean up bull as you can afford you can find bulls in this market for 4000 - 7500 and maybe less that will improve your genetics. Take a look at [url]http://www.whelanfarms.com[/url] there are some high end genetics full blood Simmentals and Simangus bulls in this sale take a look at them. The consignors that have bulls in this sale have been breeding cattle for some time. They bring the top end of their calf crop to this development program. Between the various breeders you have several thousand calves so your seeing the top end of a very large group of calves. These bulls are evaluated from day one out of around 80 bulls delivered your only going to see around 60 sell. The reason for this is they strive to have only the very highest quality bulls offered. And each is sold with 100% guarantee for the first breeding season. Measure your cow herd, by that I mean take birth, weaning and yearling weights on all your calves. Measure your cows weight and hip height, disposition, foot score weight going into the breeding season and at weaning. When you measure you identify the cows within your herd that are doing the best job, sometimes you will be shocked to find it is a little ole cow that never catches your eye, but she is weaning a top calf every year and breeding back on time. That is how you figure out who your best cow is and which genetics are working in your program and your environment. Get involved in your state breed association, meet other breeders get involved in the industry. Good luck to you I can still say after 27 years I still love this business, it is hard, sometimes wonderful, sometimes heart breaking, but I wouldn't want to do anything else. These type of questions are when I really miss Doc Harris he sure could word things better than me and was a treassure trove of experience and common sense answers. I didn't always agree with him 100% but he would always offer up great advice and I would have to admit was right on target most of the time. gizmom [/QUOTE]
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