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<blockquote data-quote="AussieLim" data-source="post: 904288" data-attributes="member: 17520"><p>It is all very funny to say buy a llama and a helicopter but on a serious note this young fellas wanting to have a go which is fantastic and we shouldn't discourage a young fella interested in Livestock.</p><p></p><p>As for the breed of cattle....Ask yourself a 1 question.</p><p>1) what is your intended end market </p><p>e.g. selling purebred bulls, early turn off steers/heifers, self replacing females, grass finished or longterm feedlot.</p><p>If the answer is turning off finished calves early (short term grain fed or grass/milk finished) then cross-breeding has huge advantage. My suggestion is commercial Angus or Angus/Hereford X cows with a Black Euro breed as a sire (Black Limousin or Black Simmental)</p><p>- Longterm feedlotting depends on the end supplier but there would be premiums for straight Angus in this job.</p><p></p><p>My suggestion is buy some commercial middle aged Angus or Angus X cows of good commercial breeding which should be slightly more affordable and then select the bull that would be tailored to your end market. Don't be sucked in by bred/breeders marketing as at the end of the day the end user/processor/consumer is the one that pays you and demands a certain product.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p><p></p><p>As for land maybe adjistment or leasing some grass land. Another way is if you already work on a beef farm to ask them if they are willing to park some of your cows as part of your wage. They may even give you a couple to start rather than give you a higher pay.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AussieLim, post: 904288, member: 17520"] It is all very funny to say buy a llama and a helicopter but on a serious note this young fellas wanting to have a go which is fantastic and we shouldn't discourage a young fella interested in Livestock. As for the breed of cattle....Ask yourself a 1 question. 1) what is your intended end market e.g. selling purebred bulls, early turn off steers/heifers, self replacing females, grass finished or longterm feedlot. If the answer is turning off finished calves early (short term grain fed or grass/milk finished) then cross-breeding has huge advantage. My suggestion is commercial Angus or Angus/Hereford X cows with a Black Euro breed as a sire (Black Limousin or Black Simmental) - Longterm feedlotting depends on the end supplier but there would be premiums for straight Angus in this job. My suggestion is buy some commercial middle aged Angus or Angus X cows of good commercial breeding which should be slightly more affordable and then select the bull that would be tailored to your end market. Don't be sucked in by bred/breeders marketing as at the end of the day the end user/processor/consumer is the one that pays you and demands a certain product. Good luck! As for land maybe adjistment or leasing some grass land. Another way is if you already work on a beef farm to ask them if they are willing to park some of your cows as part of your wage. They may even give you a couple to start rather than give you a higher pay. [/QUOTE]
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