Culling Cows

[mcdowedd]

I may get it for this question, but here goes anyway:

What is the definition of culling a cow? Does it mean to simply weed out and sell the cow or kill it?

Assuming the answer is to sell it, who would buy a cow that is obviously so bad off that it needed to be culled?

 

[certherfbeef]

Assuming the answer is to sell it, who would buy a cow that is obviously so bad off that it needed to be culled?

Medic!! :lol: :lol:

A cull cow is something that is no longer performing up to par in my herd. She is either open, weaned a low weight calf, bottom end of the herd in a drought, bad attitute, broken mouth, unsound, or I just don't want to look at her anymore.

I have sent some decient cattle to the sale this summer. Some probably went as canners and cutters. Others I'm sure went back to the farm. I NEVER buy ouy of the barn. And I wouldn't suggest you buy out of an ohio sale barn either. Espically Kidron.

 

[MikeC]

I may get it for this question, but here goes anyway:

What is the definition of culling a cow? Does it mean to simply weed out and sell the cow or kill it?

Assuming the answer is to sell it, who would buy a cow that is obviously so bad off that it needed to be culled?

Cull would usually mean sell and try to recoup something.

Hamburger!

 

[jkwilson]

Just remember, one man's cull is another man's treasure. I cull when I have as many cows as my land can support and I have a good heifer who's better than a cow I have.

 

[bigbull338]

now you asked the loaded question.a true cull cow is a non breeder.or a bad bagged cow.a cow that goes for hamberger.some people cull good cows,due to pasture being full or drought.those cows go into the bred cow an pair sale. scott

 

[flaboy]

Dang, all those cows I bought at the sale barn were culls? They never mentioned it during the auction. Go figure.

I have culled them because they put me over the fence too many times, hooked me, ran me ragged trying to get her up, or just generally niced me off.

 

[TheBullLady]

Definition would mean shipping her somewhere .. auction barn, processing plant, or someone else's herd.

 

[Susie David]

Culling is the removal of the animal from your posession for whatever reason you choose to give the process.
We cull the non-team players through sale, trade, charity or
processing.
The term implies that you have retained other animals and terminated your relationship with this particular animal.

 

[Beefy]

youre fired!

 

[dun]

youre fired!

Exactly! After all, they are our employees.

dun