Longhorns

[GusPeterson]

It’s been interesting to see as I buy feed and sell these calves what the average daily Gain is doing. I have to admit mine is all over the place and not necessarily connected to the breed but more so the condition they were in when I bought them. So far the best ones have gained 100 pounds in a month, but the Longhorns pretty consistently bring up the drag at 0.75 pounds a day. Since I just can’t turn a descent profit on them I have started to shy away from buying them altogether. Maybe my numbers will change with more time and research. I still end up with one now and then that just went to cheap.

 

[Bigfoot]

It’s been interesting to see as I buy feed and sell these calves what the average daily Gain is doing. I have to admit mine is all over the place and not necessarily connected to the breed but more so the condition they were in when I bought them. So far the best ones have gained 100 pounds in a month, but the Longhorns pretty consistently bring up the drag at 0.75 pounds a day. Since I just can’t turn a descent profit on them I have started to shy away from buying them altogether. Maybe my numbers will change with more time and research. I still end up with one now and then that just went to cheap.

Guessing the weight, but I saw some longhorn bulls weighing 550 pounds sell for $49 cwt. They were as nice a set of longhorns as I’ve ever seen. Don’t know whos they were, they’d never been roped. Just as slick as new Penny. No way anybody made a red cent raising those.

 

[kenny thomas]

I have raised a few longhorn over the years and I don't think there is any way to feed a profit on them. The profit is in running them either on rough places other cattle won't do good on or the value of them eating things other cattle won't. And they do ok on just grass of course. What I raise I sell for beef so I get a little better price.

 

[GusPeterson]

I have raised a few longhorn over the years and I don't think there is any way to feed a profit on them. The profit is in running them either on rough places other cattle won't do good on or the value of them eating things other cattle won't. And they do ok on just grass of course. What I raise I sell for beef so I get a little better price.

That’s true about rough country and what they eat. Another virtue of the longhorn cow is in its calving ease, they are good crossed on charlais or simmental any higher birthweight bulls and will raise up a better more valuable calf then a purebred, while only running a 700-800 lb cow. Other then roping cattle I don’t see a lot of reason to not crossbreed them.

 

[Caustic Burno]

I have raised a few longhorn over the years and I don't think there is any way to feed a profit on them. The profit is in running them either on rough places other cattle won't do good on or the value of them eating things other cattle won't. And they do ok on just grass of course. What I raise I sell for beef so I get a little better price.

That’s true about rough country and what they eat. Another virtue of the longhorn cow is in its calving ease, they are good crossed on charlais or simmental any higher birthweight bulls and will raise up a better more valuable calf then a purebred, while only running a 700-800 lb cow. Other then roping cattle I don’t see a lot of reason to not crossbreed them.

Because they are back forty cattle that bring back forty price though the ring.
I am not trying to compete with the Brazilian cattleman but the Americans.
Today’s American cattleman produces as much beef off ten head as fifteen forty years ago regression is not the pathway to survive.
The LH today is niche cattle that the packer doesn’t want. They can survive on barb wire and briars is true, as wild cattle it was essential. Today’s game at the barn is mash the scales to the rails in the least amount of time. Through genetic selection the LH can’t compete in that game.

 

[callmefence]

I have raised a few longhorn over the years and I don't think there is any way to feed a profit on them. The profit is in running them either on rough places other cattle won't do good on or the value of them eating things other cattle won't. And they do ok on just grass of course. What I raise I sell for beef so I get a little better price.

That’s true about rough country and what they eat. Another virtue of the longhorn cow is in its calving ease, they are good crossed on charlais or simmental any higher birthweight bulls and will raise up a better more valuable calf then a purebred, while only running a 700-800 lb cow. Other then roping cattle I don’t see a lot of reason to not crossbreed them.

Because they are back forty cattle that bring back forty price though the ring.
I am not trying to compete with the Brazilian cattleman but the Americans.
Today’s American cattleman produces as much beef off ten head as fifteen forty years ago regression is not the pathway to survive.
The LH today is niche cattle that the packer doesn’t want. They can survive on barb wire and briars is true, as wild cattle it was essential. Today’s game at the barn is mash the scales to the rails in the least amount of time. Through genetic selection the LH can’t compete in that game.

Pretty much right except the Brazilian cattleman thing, you might wanna take a look, they ain't playing around down there.