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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm22" data-source="post: 821478" data-attributes="member: 7645"><p>I don't know that it would be necessarily "breeding down" but if you have 30 registered cows you can AI them to 5 or 6 of the most heavily promoted sires in their breed for ~$55 to $43 per calf (ABS Chart pg 109) versus buying an unproven bull near the top end of a bull sale for $4500 for $76.37 per calf. Figuring $500 a year in feed resources and upkeep and keeping the bull for three years then salvaging a $1000 out of him. AI lets you use a bull AFTER he has hundreds of calves on the ground and data reported to the breed association versus gambling on a virgin bull with no calves to evaluate. Also in the registered business you get to ride some on the promotional costs that the bull breeder and the AI stud are putting out there versus promoting your own bull yourself. It just seems a whole lot more cost effective to AI most registered cows given what bull prices are currently bringing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm22, post: 821478, member: 7645"] I don't know that it would be necessarily "breeding down" but if you have 30 registered cows you can AI them to 5 or 6 of the most heavily promoted sires in their breed for ~$55 to $43 per calf (ABS Chart pg 109) versus buying an unproven bull near the top end of a bull sale for $4500 for $76.37 per calf. Figuring $500 a year in feed resources and upkeep and keeping the bull for three years then salvaging a $1000 out of him. AI lets you use a bull AFTER he has hundreds of calves on the ground and data reported to the breed association versus gambling on a virgin bull with no calves to evaluate. Also in the registered business you get to ride some on the promotional costs that the bull breeder and the AI stud are putting out there versus promoting your own bull yourself. It just seems a whole lot more cost effective to AI most registered cows given what bull prices are currently bringing. [/QUOTE]
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