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<blockquote data-quote="rocfarm" data-source="post: 1770197" data-attributes="member: 42715"><p>I was at an auction last and saw them selling 1400Lb to 1600lb cows. A bull came through at 2000lbs. All I could think was, "Those cattle would never do well on my place. Their feed and forage inputs are too high." But, if the seller was on the other side of I35 and grew his own corn and had good clover and Tifton bermuda, I could see it being OK. </p><p></p><p>For central and west Texas, I'd say the cheapest keepers are probably the 1000lb cows that are moderate milkers. If you want the easiest keepers, probably go with corrientes.</p><p></p><p>But in a normal year angus cattle seem to do OK if they aren't too big and you have lots of shade on your place. </p><p></p><p>Another consideration is whether or not the cattle are slick-hided enough to do ok in the Texas heat. I saw a lot of cattle that were still looking fuzzy/thick-skinned in August. Would definitely stay away from that here. They need to be heat tolerant if they are going to have a good ADG in my opinion. Some people say go red because they are more heat tolerant, but I'm buying a black bull because the market insists. </p><p></p><p>Wish all y'all good grazing this coming spring!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocfarm, post: 1770197, member: 42715"] I was at an auction last and saw them selling 1400Lb to 1600lb cows. A bull came through at 2000lbs. All I could think was, “Those cattle would never do well on my place. Their feed and forage inputs are too high.” But, if the seller was on the other side of I35 and grew his own corn and had good clover and Tifton bermuda, I could see it being OK. For central and west Texas, I’d say the cheapest keepers are probably the 1000lb cows that are moderate milkers. If you want the easiest keepers, probably go with corrientes. But in a normal year angus cattle seem to do OK if they aren’t too big and you have lots of shade on your place. Another consideration is whether or not the cattle are slick-hided enough to do ok in the Texas heat. I saw a lot of cattle that were still looking fuzzy/thick-skinned in August. Would definitely stay away from that here. They need to be heat tolerant if they are going to have a good ADG in my opinion. Some people say go red because they are more heat tolerant, but I’m buying a black bull because the market insists. Wish all y’all good grazing this coming spring! [/QUOTE]
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