Double R Ranch
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somn":1n90ivcf said:As a feedlot owner I hate to hear the words banding, bander. banded. any word with band in it anywhere. I will never again buy a steer I know to have been banded. My dislike for banding has nothing to do with how well the banding works or doesn't work. My dislike for banding originates from a little trick that some cow calf guys pull. Bulls grow better but steers sell better. So these cow calf guys shove the nuts up in the calves bellies then put a band over the sack. Over time the sack falls off and presto a steer. So we buy a 52,000 pound load of 4 weight steers put them on feed and 3 months later we have a real bully looking set of steers 3 more months we have a real nice set of over priced worthless bulls. Trying to cut a sackless bull is difficult and leads to almost certain infection. Thank you cow calf guy. One thing about a sale barn they usually give the ranchers name when the calves come in the ring and I store that in the back of my mind I won't buy from him again.
I can appreciate your dislike for banding. However, I do not believe that the people on this board are looking to do what you are talking about. There are crooked people everywhere. You should take note of who you bought steers from. If they turn out to be banded bulls you should take action.
Your paperwork should say that you purchased steers. If large numbers come up with 2 nuts????????? You didn't get what you payed for. It wouldn't be going on if they weren't getting away with it. I am sorry that someone would do this to you. The numbers of honest to goodness cowman are dwindling fast. Banding is a perfectly good way to castrate if done correctly.
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