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<blockquote data-quote="libertygarden" data-source="post: 1838535" data-attributes="member: 25299"><p>This is how the story ended. I culled a 4 year old cow and her 6 month heifer (private sale the heifer, the cow went to the barn), and a 3-4 year old cow and her 3 month old heifer, also at the barn.</p><p></p><p>I've visited both barns in Paris, TX and spoken to the owners. They are reputable people with very nice handling facilities and vets on site. I doubt that if I had sent the heavy bred cows to either barn that they would have end-up as ground beef. I kept the bred cows because I want to have something to sell around August and I like their body frame. The cows I sold, the first was skittish and didn't raise good calves; the second had too much leg so I figured with a 3 month heifer by her side she would at least bring in $1600. I'll know when I get the check.</p><p></p><p>Profit is a wonderful motivation that funnels everyone to make the right decisions. There is little money in sending young healthy cows like the ones I sold to the packers. The barn knows it and so do the buyers. It's a very efficient operation that prices livestock where its most profitable for all parties, including the cows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="libertygarden, post: 1838535, member: 25299"] This is how the story ended. I culled a 4 year old cow and her 6 month heifer (private sale the heifer, the cow went to the barn), and a 3-4 year old cow and her 3 month old heifer, also at the barn. I've visited both barns in Paris, TX and spoken to the owners. They are reputable people with very nice handling facilities and vets on site. I doubt that if I had sent the heavy bred cows to either barn that they would have end-up as ground beef. I kept the bred cows because I want to have something to sell around August and I like their body frame. The cows I sold, the first was skittish and didn't raise good calves; the second had too much leg so I figured with a 3 month heifer by her side she would at least bring in $1600. I'll know when I get the check. Profit is a wonderful motivation that funnels everyone to make the right decisions. There is little money in sending young healthy cows like the ones I sold to the packers. The barn knows it and so do the buyers. It's a very efficient operation that prices livestock where its most profitable for all parties, including the cows. [/QUOTE]
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