Bull Prices

[cross_7]

I have been pricing bulls and thought that being later in the year and calf prices had softened some they would have come down some, but not where I have check.
I always kind figure the worth of a couple big calves to buy a bull but now it takes 3 or 4
How do you figure what to pay for a bull ?

 

[BC]

I use this rule of thumb - a bull is worth what 5 of your best steer calves will bring or what your 3 best young bred cows are worth.

 

[Caustic Burno]

I have been pricing bulls and thought that being later in the year and calf prices had softened some they would have come down some, but not where I have check.
I always kind figure the worth of a couple big calves to buy a bull but now it takes 3 or 4
How do you figure what to pay for a bull ?

Mine has alway's been 3 calves.
I like to buy my bull's at 8 to 10 month's old and raise them out.

 

[3waycross]

I have been pricing bulls and thought that being later in the year and calf prices had softened some they would have come down some, but not where I have check.
I always kind figure the worth of a couple big calves to buy a bull but now it takes 3 or 4
How do you figure what to pay for a bull ?

Mine has alway's been 3 calves.
I like to buy my bull's at 8 to 10 month's old and raise them out.

Kinda of a crapshoot isn't it Caustic. On the face of it that would seem to be a good idea if all things go well for you but there are lots of things that can go wrong between weaning and turning out a bull. I would think that all you would need to do is have one fail and it would put you in a hole that would take years to dig out of!

 

[Caustic Burno]

The old bull doesn't get sold till the young one can fill his shoe's.
He has to pass his BSE, then the old bull goes to Mc Donald's.

 

[bigbull338]

the replacement bulls wont go down as long as weigh bulls are bringing .95 to $1.15 a lb.right now i dont see either bull price backing off.

 

[sim.-ang.king]

I usually do like CB, and buy young and ones born in the off season. I also try to buy off the farm where you can see momma, and papa, and can buy them cheaper than auctions jacked up prices. My last bull I payed 1k, plus $300 worth of feed so would be about 2 450 pound calves.

 

[Caustic Burno]

I usually do like CB, and buy young and ones born in the off season. I also try to buy off the farm where you can see momma, and papa, and can buy them cheaper than auctions jacked up prices. My last bull I payed 1k, plus $300 worth of feed so would be about 2 450 pound calves.

If I can't see the bull and dam I don't want him.
I paid a 1000 dollar's for Obama at 11 or 12 month's.
Sampson (Hereford) was bought by the neighbor and is just across the fence now.
When this hateful Angus that my wife own's need's to be replaced 90% chance I will put a Hereford bull over the Braford girl's. That is what I came to the dance with and most likely leave the dance with when my kid's haul them to the salebarn.

 

[highgrit]

Use to be only the folks with a lot of cows and good bulls sold good breeding stock. Now everyone is AI'ing good cows with great bulls. And the small operator with just 20-30 head is selling breeding stock bulls. I don't see bull prices holding up. You have to many folks trying to sell bulls, and the cow herd is the smallest it's been in years. And more and more folks are AI'ing the own breeding stock. Common sense of supply and demand will take over. And that's what we need, more marginal breeding stock bulls meeting the knife.