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<blockquote data-quote="Warren Allison" data-source="post: 1776210" data-attributes="member: 40587"><p>Actually, the past 2 years I have bought several herds Brahma and Brahma cross heifers for some clients, By a large margin, local ( southest) cattle have been far superior to cattle from the west and midwest. Not to say that there aren't great cattle from any region, but for example, Of 100 for sale from here, or Fla, 85 to 100 were the quality I was loking for, where as in other regions, maybe 50 or so were suitable. Down here, the reason for the superior quality is our grass. You have a lot lower inouts here than any place else. Unless you overstock, you only need hay for 2 or 3 months. Yesterday as I was riding around, everyone fescue was still green. It isnt growing like it does in the summer, but in several pastures, the grass was green and there were no hay rings in them. There for, you can sell a top of the line cow or heifer here, for what you'd pay for back yard cattle in the west, north west or midwest. For heavier beef breeds, like the Continentals, there are fantastic cattle from the northeastern regions. like upstate NY. They have the best quality grass anywhere. But, the shorter seasons, the cost of inputs, etc, raises their prices a lot more. </p><p></p><p>An f1 Bra x Herf heifer produced here may cost you $1500. One from out west might cost you $2000, but the $1500 heifer made the grower more profit, due to less inputs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Warren Allison, post: 1776210, member: 40587"] Actually, the past 2 years I have bought several herds Brahma and Brahma cross heifers for some clients, By a large margin, local ( southest) cattle have been far superior to cattle from the west and midwest. Not to say that there aren't great cattle from any region, but for example, Of 100 for sale from here, or Fla, 85 to 100 were the quality I was loking for, where as in other regions, maybe 50 or so were suitable. Down here, the reason for the superior quality is our grass. You have a lot lower inouts here than any place else. Unless you overstock, you only need hay for 2 or 3 months. Yesterday as I was riding around, everyone fescue was still green. It isnt growing like it does in the summer, but in several pastures, the grass was green and there were no hay rings in them. There for, you can sell a top of the line cow or heifer here, for what you'd pay for back yard cattle in the west, north west or midwest. For heavier beef breeds, like the Continentals, there are fantastic cattle from the northeastern regions. like upstate NY. They have the best quality grass anywhere. But, the shorter seasons, the cost of inputs, etc, raises their prices a lot more. An f1 Bra x Herf heifer produced here may cost you $1500. One from out west might cost you $2000, but the $1500 heifer made the grower more profit, due to less inputs. [/QUOTE]
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