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<blockquote data-quote="talltimber" data-source="post: 1324971" data-attributes="member: 22236"><p>FIFY. I might should have not capitalized LOT, but I do have an interest in that info. But I guess I don't qualify as commercial cowman, since mine are not registered and all. I have a neighbor that couldn't care less about knowing how his cows are bred, but he gets most of his at the sale barn. Not a lot of info there normally, and wouldn't matter if there was. But he also don't cut, doubt he vaccinates/worms, doesn't care if he has two calves that matches out of 75. But, he's still in business, so he's doing something right. There are a number of commercial guys here buying purebred cows and putting registered bulls on them so they know what they have. Those seem to be the ones that looks like they have a cookie cutter calf maker, and that's what I am trying to do. Even five head that match will get a few more cents a pound here it seems.</p><p></p><p>TB, your are in the ballpark (and up from there) for bred heifers, unregistered, through the show me select sale here. Registered will be a little to quite a bit higher. Usually there will be some background on the commercial heifers, particularly their sire. </p><p></p><p>With a little homework a guy can determine which way they lean with their breeding by talking to the owner of the farm they came from. Carcass, maternal lines, milk, etc. That is was interests me, not the papers themselves. I like all the info I can get, to supplement what I'm seeing. Papers, or breeding info, doesn't trump what I see. But what you see can be misleading as well. Another neighbor has been at it a long time, he cuts the lower and upper heifers, if he doesn't keep them all. Said he's been burned too many times by the prettiest/biggest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talltimber, post: 1324971, member: 22236"] FIFY. I might should have not capitalized LOT, but I do have an interest in that info. But I guess I don't qualify as commercial cowman, since mine are not registered and all. I have a neighbor that couldn't care less about knowing how his cows are bred, but he gets most of his at the sale barn. Not a lot of info there normally, and wouldn't matter if there was. But he also don't cut, doubt he vaccinates/worms, doesn't care if he has two calves that matches out of 75. But, he's still in business, so he's doing something right. There are a number of commercial guys here buying purebred cows and putting registered bulls on them so they know what they have. Those seem to be the ones that looks like they have a cookie cutter calf maker, and that's what I am trying to do. Even five head that match will get a few more cents a pound here it seems. TB, your are in the ballpark (and up from there) for bred heifers, unregistered, through the show me select sale here. Registered will be a little to quite a bit higher. Usually there will be some background on the commercial heifers, particularly their sire. With a little homework a guy can determine which way they lean with their breeding by talking to the owner of the farm they came from. Carcass, maternal lines, milk, etc. That is was interests me, not the papers themselves. I like all the info I can get, to supplement what I'm seeing. Papers, or breeding info, doesn't trump what I see. But what you see can be misleading as well. Another neighbor has been at it a long time, he cuts the lower and upper heifers, if he doesn't keep them all. Said he's been burned too many times by the prettiest/biggest. [/QUOTE]
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