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<blockquote data-quote="Aaron" data-source="post: 733889" data-attributes="member: 1682"><p>It's the buyers of my young stock that want dehorned. I don't blame them. Horns result in a lot of bruising in the lots. That is the biggest reason. Depends on the tyoe of market too. I have shipped steers with 5 inch horns on them and netted a premium over most other cattle. But that is in a good market. Nowadays, you will get a discount.</p><p></p><p>There are many ways to dehorn, some are more severe than others.</p><p></p><p>People cut the tips to train the horns and to blunt the ends. Some don't cut, but put weights on to tip the horns down. It all goes back to basic safety working in close quarters with horned cattle. Although I worry little about Horned Herefords. It's the old Horned Simmentals or Charolais that would send me running.</p><p></p><p>One thing I know the cull buyers don't like is a mature cow or bull with untrained horns. That will be the sale's 5 cent cow. No matter what they look like, they risk the rest of their load with that one animal. :cowboy:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aaron, post: 733889, member: 1682"] It's the buyers of my young stock that want dehorned. I don't blame them. Horns result in a lot of bruising in the lots. That is the biggest reason. Depends on the tyoe of market too. I have shipped steers with 5 inch horns on them and netted a premium over most other cattle. But that is in a good market. Nowadays, you will get a discount. There are many ways to dehorn, some are more severe than others. People cut the tips to train the horns and to blunt the ends. Some don't cut, but put weights on to tip the horns down. It all goes back to basic safety working in close quarters with horned cattle. Although I worry little about Horned Herefords. It's the old Horned Simmentals or Charolais that would send me running. One thing I know the cull buyers don't like is a mature cow or bull with untrained horns. That will be the sale's 5 cent cow. No matter what they look like, they risk the rest of their load with that one animal. :cowboy: [/QUOTE]
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