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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1784547" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>EPDs are a TOOL. They are not God's gift to the cattlemen. You need to use your eyes and the ACTUAL BW, WW, YW. And, you need to take some of that info with a grain of salt. All can be munipulated with FEED.</p><p>A small newbie might not need to spend $5000 on a bull, but you sure don't want to buy a CHEAP bull.</p><p>I sell bull CALVES for $1850. My buyers raise them out thru the winter, and have a nice yearling to breed their cows in the spring/summer. I have a pretty decent herd, so a bull out of my herd is one to build a new herd by. There are a number of ways to not have to spend a fortune on a bull - without buying junk. Like others have mentioned, you can buy an older bull someone is done with.</p><p>You are saying you want to BUILD your herd. Well, you don't want to BUILD starting out with junk.</p><p>I totally understand you can't justify an expensive bull right now. But, there is a balance.</p><p></p><p>rocfarm - he is not name calling. He is stating his opinion as facts. Your opinions and some of ours don't agree. "Newbies" read some stuff and take it as gospel if it's written "on a cattle board". "WE" (the not newbies) like to offer what we think is better management in the long run. </p><p>You don't like our advice and that is fine. You don't have to listen to it. Most newbies want to try it their way and that is fine. It's your time and money. But, this is not a private conversation. LOTS of people that are not typing on here are READING this looking for guidance. You have to see the whole picture.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1784547, member: 968"] EPDs are a TOOL. They are not God's gift to the cattlemen. You need to use your eyes and the ACTUAL BW, WW, YW. And, you need to take some of that info with a grain of salt. All can be munipulated with FEED. A small newbie might not need to spend $5000 on a bull, but you sure don't want to buy a CHEAP bull. I sell bull CALVES for $1850. My buyers raise them out thru the winter, and have a nice yearling to breed their cows in the spring/summer. I have a pretty decent herd, so a bull out of my herd is one to build a new herd by. There are a number of ways to not have to spend a fortune on a bull - without buying junk. Like others have mentioned, you can buy an older bull someone is done with. You are saying you want to BUILD your herd. Well, you don't want to BUILD starting out with junk. I totally understand you can't justify an expensive bull right now. But, there is a balance. rocfarm - he is not name calling. He is stating his opinion as facts. Your opinions and some of ours don't agree. "Newbies" read some stuff and take it as gospel if it's written "on a cattle board". "WE" (the not newbies) like to offer what we think is better management in the long run. You don't like our advice and that is fine. You don't have to listen to it. Most newbies want to try it their way and that is fine. It's your time and money. But, this is not a private conversation. LOTS of people that are not typing on here are READING this looking for guidance. You have to see the whole picture. [/QUOTE]
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