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<blockquote data-quote="turning grass into beef" data-source="post: 503843" data-attributes="member: 5195"><p>Rob, on this issue I agree 100%. I believe there are a lot of commercial cattlemen that pay big dollars for bulls that perform well on high energy rations. I can only assume that they are doing this in the hopes of selling a few extra pounds of backgrounded yearling calves. </p><p>I also believe that these same people do not take into account the effect that this has on their cow herd. If they are keeping replacements then in the coming years the feed costs to keep those cows in condition will increase. Too many people simply look at the weights of their calves from year to year to see if they are making progress. Maximizing returns does not necessarily maximize profits. If you use a bull that does not efficiently convert roughage to beef, that will negatively affect your input cost on your cow herd in the years to come (assuming you keep replacements).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="turning grass into beef, post: 503843, member: 5195"] Rob, on this issue I agree 100%. I believe there are a lot of commercial cattlemen that pay big dollars for bulls that perform well on high energy rations. I can only assume that they are doing this in the hopes of selling a few extra pounds of backgrounded yearling calves. I also believe that these same people do not take into account the effect that this has on their cow herd. If they are keeping replacements then in the coming years the feed costs to keep those cows in condition will increase. Too many people simply look at the weights of their calves from year to year to see if they are making progress. Maximizing returns does not necessarily maximize profits. If you use a bull that does not efficiently convert roughage to beef, that will negatively affect your input cost on your cow herd in the years to come (assuming you keep replacements). [/QUOTE]
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