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buying a set of corriente or longhorn cattle
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<blockquote data-quote="Farm Fence Solutions" data-source="post: 1463794" data-attributes="member: 26621"><p>I guess this is where I got the impression that a set of corriente or longhorn cattle would be considered junk, in your opinion. My point is, there is money to be made with horn cows, and in the right situation, they will stuff more $ in the envelope from the sale barn for you than most "good" cows. My point of view is not anecdotal. I have Angus cows, LH cows(some with a little corriente influence), and LH X Angus cows. </p><p>We have the horn cows because we used to raise our own ropers. When cattle prices went nuts, I put an angus bull on the horn cows to see what we'd get. My buyer beat me up a little that first year, but has paid a premium ever since. We sell several fat calves for freezer beef, so I saved a few that first year. They out performed the "beef" calves, and their size was more popular(finished 250 or so lighter with a higher yield), as well. My buyers have quite a few cows, and usually have somewhere north of 1,000 head on feed, so I feel like they have a good bead on what they are doing. They bought every LH cross cow and bred heifer I'd sell them last spring, and there must be a reason. </p><p>I'm not discounting your knowledge or experience as a buyer/cattleman, but you can't expect to walk through the doors on page 3, admit that you didn't read the thread, call LH/corriente cows junk, and walk back out without some resistance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farm Fence Solutions, post: 1463794, member: 26621"] I guess this is where I got the impression that a set of corriente or longhorn cattle would be considered junk, in your opinion. My point is, there is money to be made with horn cows, and in the right situation, they will stuff more $ in the envelope from the sale barn for you than most "good" cows. My point of view is not anecdotal. I have Angus cows, LH cows(some with a little corriente influence), and LH X Angus cows. We have the horn cows because we used to raise our own ropers. When cattle prices went nuts, I put an angus bull on the horn cows to see what we'd get. My buyer beat me up a little that first year, but has paid a premium ever since. We sell several fat calves for freezer beef, so I saved a few that first year. They out performed the "beef" calves, and their size was more popular(finished 250 or so lighter with a higher yield), as well. My buyers have quite a few cows, and usually have somewhere north of 1,000 head on feed, so I feel like they have a good bead on what they are doing. They bought every LH cross cow and bred heifer I'd sell them last spring, and there must be a reason. I'm not discounting your knowledge or experience as a buyer/cattleman, but you can't expect to walk through the doors on page 3, admit that you didn't read the thread, call LH/corriente cows junk, and walk back out without some resistance. [/QUOTE]
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