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<blockquote data-quote="rocfarm" data-source="post: 1784309" data-attributes="member: 42715"><p>I can see how it might work, but I'd point out that you have a neighbor that pays a high price for what you'd probably only be able to sell for 1800 to 2000 (if that) at the sale barn. Also, the need to change out your bull more often if you retain heifers makes that math not work so well. And it's well known that bulls get hurt or die, so just one bust of a 5000 bull will set you back a lot assuming you buy another 5000 dollar bull to replace it.</p><p></p><p>Business logic says there's a certain operational size you'd need to reach 'escape velocity' or reasonable easy profitability for an operation. It's really hard for herds of less than 20 to sustain that profitability based on these high bull costs. I'm in the cam that would say take less risk and more % returns, even it it means less overall dollar return than those higher risk/higher capital investment methods.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I liked how the professor said that the bull that will make money for me might not be the one that will make money for you on your operation. He even said it's a hard pill for many to swallow to accept that the cheaper bull that doesn't have the best epds is actually the logical choice to make for one's operation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocfarm, post: 1784309, member: 42715"] I can see how it might work, but I’d point out that you have a neighbor that pays a high price for what you’d probably only be able to sell for 1800 to 2000 (if that) at the sale barn. Also, the need to change out your bull more often if you retain heifers makes that math not work so well. And it’s well known that bulls get hurt or die, so just one bust of a 5000 bull will set you back a lot assuming you buy another 5000 dollar bull to replace it. Business logic says there’s a certain operational size you’d need to reach ‘escape velocity’ or reasonable easy profitability for an operation. It’s really hard for herds of less than 20 to sustain that profitability based on these high bull costs. I’m in the cam that would say take less risk and more % returns, even it it means less overall dollar return than those higher risk/higher capital investment methods. I liked how the professor said that the bull that will make money for me might not be the one that will make money for you on your operation. He even said it’s a hard pill for many to swallow to accept that the cheaper bull that doesn’t have the best epds is actually the logical choice to make for one’s operation. [/QUOTE]
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