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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 5843"><p>People that breed and raise Longhorns rarely take them to the sale barn. This is a growing nitch market area (for several decades) that is NOT into raising commercial beef. There are a lot of Longhorns that are very beefy looking and have excellent conformation. The days of the "wild west" maverick wild and wooly gut sticking longhorns are over. It is also a high profit market for the breeders raising registered stock and emphasizine pedigrees and horn length. There are numerous markets for such cattle. Longhorn breeders usually sell via private treaty and "per each"! We do not sell by the pound! When you can get between $1,500 and $20,000 (or more) for a quality animal, .20 cents "hit" at the sale barn is irrelevant. We and other breeders have calves that hit the ground worth anywhere between $1,000 and $3,000. Rarely will you see a quality Longhorn new calf selling for under $500. The highest priced Longhorn sold in 2002 was a mature cow which sold at a special sale in Texas for $59,000. YES! Am sure I'll get some hits and unkind remarks about all of these prices; however, people DO buy these animals and DO pay excellent prices for quality stock. I could also draw the comparison between an average compact car selling for $15,000 and a Rolls selling for $300,000...some people buy cars for ego trips and $1 million plus houses too. Every breeder, buyer, etc. has their own program and needs. Another extreme example is that there was a top Longhorn bull sold a number of years ago in syndication for $1 million. Haven't seen any angus or herefords doing that...lol. Peace to all and no offense to anyone intended. Let's just be tolerant, nice and kind to other people out there...all of us will probably sleep better at night. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 5843"] People that breed and raise Longhorns rarely take them to the sale barn. This is a growing nitch market area (for several decades) that is NOT into raising commercial beef. There are a lot of Longhorns that are very beefy looking and have excellent conformation. The days of the "wild west" maverick wild and wooly gut sticking longhorns are over. It is also a high profit market for the breeders raising registered stock and emphasizine pedigrees and horn length. There are numerous markets for such cattle. Longhorn breeders usually sell via private treaty and "per each"! We do not sell by the pound! When you can get between $1,500 and $20,000 (or more) for a quality animal, .20 cents "hit" at the sale barn is irrelevant. We and other breeders have calves that hit the ground worth anywhere between $1,000 and $3,000. Rarely will you see a quality Longhorn new calf selling for under $500. The highest priced Longhorn sold in 2002 was a mature cow which sold at a special sale in Texas for $59,000. YES! Am sure I'll get some hits and unkind remarks about all of these prices; however, people DO buy these animals and DO pay excellent prices for quality stock. I could also draw the comparison between an average compact car selling for $15,000 and a Rolls selling for $300,000...some people buy cars for ego trips and $1 million plus houses too. Every breeder, buyer, etc. has their own program and needs. Another extreme example is that there was a top Longhorn bull sold a number of years ago in syndication for $1 million. Haven't seen any angus or herefords doing that...lol. Peace to all and no offense to anyone intended. Let's just be tolerant, nice and kind to other people out there...all of us will probably sleep better at night. :) [/QUOTE]
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