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<blockquote data-quote="JRGidaho`" data-source="post: 731088" data-attributes="member: 13410"><p>Hi guys and gals,</p><p></p><p>I've been away from the forum for a few weeks and this was the first thread I read after getting back. The reason I have always been told southeastern cattle are lower quality (on average) was never mentioned in these discussions. Here is what I have been told by those supposedly in the know...</p><p></p><p>The average cow herd size in southern states is about 17 head. Becasue of the small herds they buy very cheap bulls. The result is low quality calves. I don't know how much accuracy there is in that assessment but it has a certain ring of truth to it. The ranch we're on (idaho) typically run 35-40 cows per bull, buy in lots of at least 5 bulls at a time, sometimes 15 to 20. When you buy bulls that way, you can buy quality bulls at a much more affordable price compared to someone with just a few cows. If you just have a dozen cows, it is hard to justify spending more than $1200 on a bull.</p><p></p><p>We have custom grazed southern cattle before and been very satisified with their quality and performance but they came from single source herds runing several hundred head of cattle.</p><p></p><p>JR</p><p></p><p>Just what I've heard....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JRGidaho`, post: 731088, member: 13410"] Hi guys and gals, I've been away from the forum for a few weeks and this was the first thread I read after getting back. The reason I have always been told southeastern cattle are lower quality (on average) was never mentioned in these discussions. Here is what I have been told by those supposedly in the know... The average cow herd size in southern states is about 17 head. Becasue of the small herds they buy very cheap bulls. The result is low quality calves. I don't know how much accuracy there is in that assessment but it has a certain ring of truth to it. The ranch we're on (idaho) typically run 35-40 cows per bull, buy in lots of at least 5 bulls at a time, sometimes 15 to 20. When you buy bulls that way, you can buy quality bulls at a much more affordable price compared to someone with just a few cows. If you just have a dozen cows, it is hard to justify spending more than $1200 on a bull. We have custom grazed southern cattle before and been very satisified with their quality and performance but they came from single source herds runing several hundred head of cattle. JR Just what I've heard.... [/QUOTE]
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