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<blockquote data-quote="sidney411" data-source="post: 40968" data-attributes="member: 430"><p>Hello and Welcome to the board!</p><p></p><p>As was suggested previously, cattle are at an all time high right now. You may want to hold off and fix up the land and get your working facilities up to par before you jump in and buy your cows. </p><p></p><p>Now, when you do buy I would suggest getting cows that have had experience calving, the last thing you want is calving problems when you are new to cattle. I speak from experience here. </p><p></p><p>I would definately suggest looking in to leasing a bull. I have leased a bull for my heifers and will be picking up another Angus bull in a few weeks for my Herefords. The guy rents them to me for $150/yr. I can't justify buying a bull for $1500 that I can only use for 6-8 yrs when I can trade bulls every year if I want for $150. I don't know if you would be able to find something that can work as well as I have but my family has been doing business with this guy for years so he treats us right. I don't know what he charges other people to lease his bulls, I am suspecting more though.</p><p></p><p>Maybe you could go in with a neighbor with a bull purchase? You don't need 2 bulls though. You said something about an Angus and Hereford. Balck baldies sell better around here then any other calf. You can use Hereford mommas and an Angus bull OR Angus mommas and a Hereford bull. I would suggest the Hereford mommas and Angus bull. I can usually buy a hereford cow cheaper then an angus cow, and I like the performance of the hereford cows in the pasture. </p><p></p><p>Hope I have helped a little.</p><p></p><p>Have a great day!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sidney411, post: 40968, member: 430"] Hello and Welcome to the board! As was suggested previously, cattle are at an all time high right now. You may want to hold off and fix up the land and get your working facilities up to par before you jump in and buy your cows. Now, when you do buy I would suggest getting cows that have had experience calving, the last thing you want is calving problems when you are new to cattle. I speak from experience here. I would definately suggest looking in to leasing a bull. I have leased a bull for my heifers and will be picking up another Angus bull in a few weeks for my Herefords. The guy rents them to me for $150/yr. I can't justify buying a bull for $1500 that I can only use for 6-8 yrs when I can trade bulls every year if I want for $150. I don't know if you would be able to find something that can work as well as I have but my family has been doing business with this guy for years so he treats us right. I don't know what he charges other people to lease his bulls, I am suspecting more though. Maybe you could go in with a neighbor with a bull purchase? You don't need 2 bulls though. You said something about an Angus and Hereford. Balck baldies sell better around here then any other calf. You can use Hereford mommas and an Angus bull OR Angus mommas and a Hereford bull. I would suggest the Hereford mommas and Angus bull. I can usually buy a hereford cow cheaper then an angus cow, and I like the performance of the hereford cows in the pasture. Hope I have helped a little. Have a great day! [/QUOTE]
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