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<blockquote data-quote="Brute 23" data-source="post: 1320510" data-attributes="member: 6291"><p>That is a good idea IMO. For one, happy wife... happy life. Two, it will give you first hand knowledge of the pros and cons of each.</p><p></p><p>I personally like raising my own heifers for multiple reasons but I am not against buying some if I come across the right deal. I was at a pure blood Angus sale a month or so ago and they sell commercial cattle at the end. I could have bought, I forget the exact head count, 4, 5, 6, Angus X first calf heifers for $1350 with #60 calves at their side. That was a deal I should have jumped on. On the other side open Brangus and Tigerstripe heifers were $1500-1700. I can raise those cheaper, have background on them, and have them tamed down to my liking. </p><p></p><p>We had a small pasture behind our house when I was growing up that my uncle would put replacement heifers in. He would give me a few bucks to keep and eye on them and feed them a little feed every now and then. I was 10-15years old at the time. He still has quite a few of the cows (now) in production on a family property in Lavaca County. 15 years later they still come running up to meat random in the middle of the pasture like "where's the feed?". <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>I just put out 20 heifers at the first of the year and I truly enjoy walking through them and knowing we produced them start to finish. I enjoy seeing the quality get better and better over time. I enjoy seeing 3 or 4 generations of momma cows producing side by side.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brute 23, post: 1320510, member: 6291"] That is a good idea IMO. For one, happy wife... happy life. Two, it will give you first hand knowledge of the pros and cons of each. I personally like raising my own heifers for multiple reasons but I am not against buying some if I come across the right deal. I was at a pure blood Angus sale a month or so ago and they sell commercial cattle at the end. I could have bought, I forget the exact head count, 4, 5, 6, Angus X first calf heifers for $1350 with #60 calves at their side. That was a deal I should have jumped on. On the other side open Brangus and Tigerstripe heifers were $1500-1700. I can raise those cheaper, have background on them, and have them tamed down to my liking. We had a small pasture behind our house when I was growing up that my uncle would put replacement heifers in. He would give me a few bucks to keep and eye on them and feed them a little feed every now and then. I was 10-15years old at the time. He still has quite a few of the cows (now) in production on a family property in Lavaca County. 15 years later they still come running up to meat random in the middle of the pasture like "where's the feed?". :D I just put out 20 heifers at the first of the year and I truly enjoy walking through them and knowing we produced them start to finish. I enjoy seeing the quality get better and better over time. I enjoy seeing 3 or 4 generations of momma cows producing side by side. [/QUOTE]
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