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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 1301707" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>We are about half commercial and half registered. Down to about 2 dozen cows now. The main reason we started into the registered stuff was to sell seedstock on a very limited scale. Those that are good enough for commercial use we keep or sell as replacements but not registered. Those not suitable for breeding stock go to the feedlot. Well they used to go to the feedlot, now we just sell them at the salebarn. One advantage of registered is the amount of data available including EPDs. To make registered pay you almost have to sell at formal registered sales. You have to become known outside of your immediate area. We used to sell at the annual MO Red Angus Assoc. sale. That opened up a wider base for selling once we became known for quality animals. It takes time. A couple of years ago a woman from way southern MO was interested in buying 1 or 2 cows. They came up and looked over the cows and got prices on specific animals. A week later she/they came back and bought 20 some odd head.</p><p>Some years the vets daughters will show a heifer or bull at the county fair for us plus they always buy a couple of market steers from us and show them too. That has gotten us better known locally. What I'm trying to get across is you have to market the registered stuff or you won;t sell them for anymore then commercial.</p><p>The guy that owns the local salebarn has bought bulls and a couple of cows from us (outside of the auction) so when we have anything that goes to the salebarn it gets talked up pretty well from the auctioneer.</p><p>I've prattled on long enough and I'm still not sure if I've said what I intended. You have to have quality and get to be known for it and integrity, otherwise just staying commercial works. But that rep will also help with the commercial side.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 1301707, member: 34"] We are about half commercial and half registered. Down to about 2 dozen cows now. The main reason we started into the registered stuff was to sell seedstock on a very limited scale. Those that are good enough for commercial use we keep or sell as replacements but not registered. Those not suitable for breeding stock go to the feedlot. Well they used to go to the feedlot, now we just sell them at the salebarn. One advantage of registered is the amount of data available including EPDs. To make registered pay you almost have to sell at formal registered sales. You have to become known outside of your immediate area. We used to sell at the annual MO Red Angus Assoc. sale. That opened up a wider base for selling once we became known for quality animals. It takes time. A couple of years ago a woman from way southern MO was interested in buying 1 or 2 cows. They came up and looked over the cows and got prices on specific animals. A week later she/they came back and bought 20 some odd head. Some years the vets daughters will show a heifer or bull at the county fair for us plus they always buy a couple of market steers from us and show them too. That has gotten us better known locally. What I'm trying to get across is you have to market the registered stuff or you won;t sell them for anymore then commercial. The guy that owns the local salebarn has bought bulls and a couple of cows from us (outside of the auction) so when we have anything that goes to the salebarn it gets talked up pretty well from the auctioneer. I've prattled on long enough and I'm still not sure if I've said what I intended. You have to have quality and get to be known for it and integrity, otherwise just staying commercial works. But that rep will also help with the commercial side. [/QUOTE]
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