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Got a chance to buy 2 heifers one year old that are purebred. Would they be a good gross with a Angus bull? Is $500 each about right? They are from a well known person in our area. Thanks.
They may be priced high at $500.00Oldtimer":t25ssttk said:Gelbvieh-Angus makes a great cross- good carcass and the heifers are good mothers if you keep replacements. Depending on their size, but $500 is a good deal- Most yearling replacement type heifers up here are selling between $650-750.
la4angus":1xwdthok said:Most well known people have culls.
True. But they normally don't offer them under market pricestxag":guwmyqwp said:la4angus":guwmyqwp said:Most well known people have culls.
you also have to remember that some people's culls are better than others' best.
Oregonian":2nb9344i said:LA4,
Why don't you give this a try? Buy some commerical heifers/cows for once.....the person who is selling them for 500 dollars is trying to sell them HONESTLY, not trying to rip them off. BTW, you might be satisfied with commerical heifers and save yourself a few bucks (make the wife and kids happy...) Take the risk..... Vote against Bush while you are at risk taking.....
Oregonian":237my4cl said:LA4,
Why don't you give this a try? Buy some commerical heifers/cows for once.....the person who is selling them for 500 dollars is trying to sell them HONESTLY, not trying to rip them off. BTW, you might be satisfied with commerical heifers and save yourself a few bucks (make the wife and kids happy...) Take the risk..... Vote against Bush while you are at risk taking.....
Oldtimer":1vxykgt4 said:Gelbvieh-Angus makes a great cross- good carcass and the heifers are good mothers if you keep replacements. Depending on their size, but $500 is a good deal- Most yearling replacement type heifers up here are selling between $650-750.
tom":irwwvckm said:Got a chance to buy 2 heifers one year old that are purebred. Would they be a good gross with a Angus bull? Is $500 each about right? They are from a well known person in our area. Thanks.
dun":jji4kcz7 said:What is their weight? Have you had the opportunity to go out and wander around among the cattle? If they're structurally correct, around 750-850 lbs and you can see their parents, at least the cows, and they're the type of cows you would like to have around, go for it.
Other posters have commented on theire marbeling qualities, rather poor, but they do make excellent cows, the Balancers - F1 Angus x Gelbvieh), make spectacualr cows. Rather growthy, but they'll raise a dynamite calf, generally squirt out their calves, and mother just about anything. I kind of think that Gelbvieh Hereford cross' would be excellent for a mother cow, bred to an Angus bull, WOW comes to mind.
dun
tom":jji4kcz7 said:Got a chance to buy 2 heifers one year old that are purebred. Would they be a good gross with a Angus bull? Is $500 each about right? They are from a well known person in our area. Thanks.
Anonymous":1r83oz1t said:I know you are hailed as the all knowing god of cattle on this board but get real if you think you're gonna find a nice 850lb heifer for $500.
dun":3sex58w0 said:There are so many circumstances that might lead someone to sell heifers below market. And there is a possibility that in his area Gelbviehs are docked so bad that private treaty is a better option then the salebarn. The owner may be looking at the registered market and discunting thses because of lack of registration. One needs to know the circumstances. That is why I recommended actually checking them out. There are bargains in the market. I never seem to find them, but I know that others do.
You also need to remember that my opinions/suggestions/ideas are just that, mine. I have found that if things are looked at from multiple angles they frequently aren't what the seem.
dun
Anonymous":3sex58w0 said:I know you are hailed as the all knowing god of cattle on this board but get real if you think you're gonna find a nice 850lb heifer for $500.
tom":1k1sjt11 said:Well I did get to go look at them yesterday. The reason he had told me a couple months ago he was selling is he was not able to register them because of some problem with the way he tagged or identified them. Got to walk around the lot with them, they are a little skittish. Also a little smaller than I expected, 700 - 750 range, I thought they should have been a little bigger but then again I am not the best at guessing weights. Thanks for everyones thoughts still thinking about what to do.
Campground Cattle":3mqumizv said:dun":3mqumizv said:There are so many circumstances that might lead someone to sell heifers below market. And there is a possibility that in his area Gelbviehs are docked so bad that private treaty is a better option then the salebarn. The owner may be looking at the registered market and discunting thses because of lack of registration. One needs to know the circumstances. That is why I recommended actually checking them out. There are bargains in the market. I never seem to find them, but I know that others do.
You also need to remember that my opinions/suggestions/ideas are just that, mine. I have found that if things are looked at from multiple angles they frequently aren't what the seem.
dun
Anonymous":3mqumizv said:I know you are hailed as the all knowing god of cattle on this board but get real if you think you're gonna find a nice 850lb heifer for $500.
Agree Dun their are bargins out there I recently bought 3 Reg British Whites 6mo for 400 a peice. The rancher I bought them from was having back surgery and was going to be laid up quite a while. He just didn't want to dump them at the sale barn.