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<blockquote data-quote="Deepsouth" data-source="post: 1093063" data-attributes="member: 17608"><p>I completely understand where cross is coming from. We should try and produce the best product that we can, I can't argue with that. But cross when you say I should do it to help the cattle industry as a whole I have a problem. My problem is not so much as trying to help the reputation of the cattle industry or the quality of the product. My problem is if I do the work but I am not compensated for that work not to mention the risk that's involved how is that helping the cattle industry. Afterall I am a part of that industry and and if I'm not being compensated than how's that helping the industry. I have a very small cattle business and I do consider it a business not a hobby and I can tell you that the buyers of my product work off much, much higher volumes then I do. To lose or have problems with one single steer could be the difference in making a profit or just breaking even for me. Those who buy from me and handle a much larger volume certainly feel it if they lose one or have to put a lot into one that has problems but because of the volume they handle they have a better chance of overcoming that loss than I do. So for them not to pay me to take a risk they not helping the cattle industry either. </p><p></p><p> A tetanus shot is cheap and castration isn't that much work but I worry for a month after banding and Look them over real close every day because I can't afford to lose one or spend more than he's worth trying to save him. If I'm not going to be payed for that risk then why take it? Yet I still feel an obligation to produce a quality product for my buyer as well as for the industry itself whatever that takes as long as I can see a profit. When that profit goes away I will to and many more like me and that surely doesn't help the cattle industry at all.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>I think Cross did hit on the answer to my question in this statement.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I grew up on a 60 to 70 head cattle farm and worked cows for my daddy, 6uncle and neighbors but never learned or cared I guess about the business side of it. I was away from cattle for 25 years and just recently decided to give it a try. I have a lot to learn. Historically was there a greater variance between the price of a bull and steer and that difference as narrowed lately because of the declining cattle numbers or is the variance pretty much the same as it's always been and they cut the bulls because they left the herd bulls on the cows year round and had calves dropping all year and had a much greater spread in age of the calf?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deepsouth, post: 1093063, member: 17608"] I completely understand where cross is coming from. We should try and produce the best product that we can, I can't argue with that. But cross when you say I should do it to help the cattle industry as a whole I have a problem. My problem is not so much as trying to help the reputation of the cattle industry or the quality of the product. My problem is if I do the work but I am not compensated for that work not to mention the risk that's involved how is that helping the cattle industry. Afterall I am a part of that industry and and if I'm not being compensated than how's that helping the industry. I have a very small cattle business and I do consider it a business not a hobby and I can tell you that the buyers of my product work off much, much higher volumes then I do. To lose or have problems with one single steer could be the difference in making a profit or just breaking even for me. Those who buy from me and handle a much larger volume certainly feel it if they lose one or have to put a lot into one that has problems but because of the volume they handle they have a better chance of overcoming that loss than I do. So for them not to pay me to take a risk they not helping the cattle industry either. A tetanus shot is cheap and castration isn't that much work but I worry for a month after banding and Look them over real close every day because I can't afford to lose one or spend more than he's worth trying to save him. If I'm not going to be payed for that risk then why take it? Yet I still feel an obligation to produce a quality product for my buyer as well as for the industry itself whatever that takes as long as I can see a profit. When that profit goes away I will to and many more like me and that surely doesn't help the cattle industry at all. I think Cross did hit on the answer to my question in this statement. I grew up on a 60 to 70 head cattle farm and worked cows for my daddy, 6uncle and neighbors but never learned or cared I guess about the business side of it. I was away from cattle for 25 years and just recently decided to give it a try. I have a lot to learn. Historically was there a greater variance between the price of a bull and steer and that difference as narrowed lately because of the declining cattle numbers or is the variance pretty much the same as it's always been and they cut the bulls because they left the herd bulls on the cows year round and had calves dropping all year and had a much greater spread in age of the calf? [/QUOTE]
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