angus9259":evtzq1sh said:
brandonm_13":evtzq1sh said:
Just like most people that have run the angus hereford cross, you will come along with a red baldy from time to time. I was just curious if you have noticed much of a price difference over the years. Does that price difference seem to fluctuate, or can you count on a relative price per pound cut?
The custom butcher that would buy my blacks would pay me 10-15% less for red. He swore it was a marbling issue. I've not had the dilemma in the last half dozen years so my data is dated.
He was so full of schitt his eyes were brown.
He docked you because he could and can.
If it ain't black it is absolutely worthless - we all know this.
Sarcasm folks - do not hit me.
Not sarcasm here - The black phenomenon has been bred into us by every type of media hype and such that you can take a black cow - not even Angus - and have it qualify for CAB - and it will bring a premium.
Truth is - once the clothes come off no one can tell the dammed difference on equally bred and fed red/black baldie cattle - but there is a way to make money - and that is to steal a few cents on anything other than black from the producer.
Ranchers and farmers are price takers - NOT price makers.
The only gene different is the colour gene.
I now stand back and let the BA folks tell me I am a stupid idiot.
Bez+