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<blockquote data-quote="hangna" data-source="post: 539607" data-attributes="member: 96"><p>We're reg Charolais breeders with a production sale each Feb (Bulls and a few open heifers). The bull calves that make the cut at weaning go on a 120 feed test that ends two weeks before the sale. The rest are are steered and go to the feedlot for finishing along with any extra heifers. We do sent an odd one or two calves to the sales yard, but they always get you pretty good around here on singles.</p><p></p><p>As far as showing, we don't try to raise show cattle but always try to take couple bull calves and heifers to the local county fair to keep our program in front of the public. You can't beat the one on one contact you get at these small fairs, you've got time to talk to people about your cattle, sign folks up for a sale catalog or a heifer list. We've developed a good a market for registered heifers right off the cow and most first time buyers became interested because they saw our cattle at the fair. </p><p></p><p>Does the expense of showing outweight the benefits? It's like any form of advertising, you never know at the time if it's going to generate any customers or not. We consider a good fair one where the class winnings pay for the motel room for 5 days (when I was younger I slept in the stock trailer!) :lol2:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hangna, post: 539607, member: 96"] We're reg Charolais breeders with a production sale each Feb (Bulls and a few open heifers). The bull calves that make the cut at weaning go on a 120 feed test that ends two weeks before the sale. The rest are are steered and go to the feedlot for finishing along with any extra heifers. We do sent an odd one or two calves to the sales yard, but they always get you pretty good around here on singles. As far as showing, we don't try to raise show cattle but always try to take couple bull calves and heifers to the local county fair to keep our program in front of the public. You can't beat the one on one contact you get at these small fairs, you've got time to talk to people about your cattle, sign folks up for a sale catalog or a heifer list. We've developed a good a market for registered heifers right off the cow and most first time buyers became interested because they saw our cattle at the fair. Does the expense of showing outweight the benefits? It's like any form of advertising, you never know at the time if it's going to generate any customers or not. We consider a good fair one where the class winnings pay for the motel room for 5 days (when I was younger I slept in the stock trailer!) :lol2: [/QUOTE]
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