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<blockquote data-quote="Victoria" data-source="post: 306201" data-attributes="member: 1258"><p>Older cows can be a great deal - they sell for cheaper than a bred heifer so that is an advantage. My question is always if she's that great of a cow why is she being sold? If it is a complete dispersal or a drought then that might be a good reason but if not then if she were that great she'd probably still have a home.</p><p>To me one of the biggest advantages of buying an older cow is she comes with baggage. She's already learned how to do things and her way may not be your way. I prefer to get mine as calves, I don't even like bred heifers much. I want them young so they get used to my way of doing everything and they know me well before I have to calve them out.</p><p>We have bought some old cows. When BSE hit they were $500. for a pregnant cow with calf at side. We bought a few old ladies from a dispersal. They were about 10 years old and we only got a couple of years out of them but we made money on them. Wouldn't do it on a regular basis though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Victoria, post: 306201, member: 1258"] Older cows can be a great deal - they sell for cheaper than a bred heifer so that is an advantage. My question is always if she's that great of a cow why is she being sold? If it is a complete dispersal or a drought then that might be a good reason but if not then if she were that great she'd probably still have a home. To me one of the biggest advantages of buying an older cow is she comes with baggage. She's already learned how to do things and her way may not be your way. I prefer to get mine as calves, I don't even like bred heifers much. I want them young so they get used to my way of doing everything and they know me well before I have to calve them out. We have bought some old cows. When BSE hit they were $500. for a pregnant cow with calf at side. We bought a few old ladies from a dispersal. They were about 10 years old and we only got a couple of years out of them but we made money on them. Wouldn't do it on a regular basis though. [/QUOTE]
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