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Hereford bulls on those black cows $$$$$$$$$
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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm22" data-source="post: 657658" data-attributes="member: 7645"><p>The problem is that too many cattlemen have too many breeds and too much variability in the cow herd and/or they have too long a calving season. You can have two hundred cows; but if they calve out over six months, have white, red, black, grey, and yellow calves, multiple different frames, and weaning weights ranging from 355 to 805 pounds it can be really hard to sort out sexed uniform 40 to 50 head groups (and 80 - 100 head groups are preferred by some feedlots). Also the feedlot biz is concentrated in Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, the Dakotas, and Iowa near the slaughter plants. My calves go to feedlots ~700 miles away and for folks who live in places like south Georgia and Florida they ride 1000 miles away. The distance makes it more difficult for us too negotiate directly with feedlots......most of whom do not have direct cattle buyers all over the country.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm22, post: 657658, member: 7645"] The problem is that too many cattlemen have too many breeds and too much variability in the cow herd and/or they have too long a calving season. You can have two hundred cows; but if they calve out over six months, have white, red, black, grey, and yellow calves, multiple different frames, and weaning weights ranging from 355 to 805 pounds it can be really hard to sort out sexed uniform 40 to 50 head groups (and 80 - 100 head groups are preferred by some feedlots). Also the feedlot biz is concentrated in Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, the Dakotas, and Iowa near the slaughter plants. My calves go to feedlots ~700 miles away and for folks who live in places like south Georgia and Florida they ride 1000 miles away. The distance makes it more difficult for us too negotiate directly with feedlots......most of whom do not have direct cattle buyers all over the country. [/QUOTE]
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