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<blockquote data-quote="talltimber" data-source="post: 1418347" data-attributes="member: 22236"><p>Guys that are buying sale barn cows are not worried about herd health too much I don't think. Not that a guy will automatically have a problem with those cattle but, as you pointed out, there is not much worry about bringing anything in. It may already be there with all the sale barn cows he's already bought. Bought for slaughter price or a little above, who cares, right? (that's the sense I get out of some the statements)</p><p></p><p>CB, unless you are trolling, I would appreciate a more detailed explanation, particularly the above post, lines one and two.</p><p></p><p>I have kept heifers and bought heifers. The cow only loses one year, not two, without an outside check. She still makes money that year, on the heifer she raised, which she sold to the on-farm Heifer Development Program. :lol2: </p><p></p><p>The retained heifers I can "buy" a better quality, I think, than I can get on the market for the same money. Plus the advantages PO mentioned of being familiar with the program, known health history, etc. </p><p></p><p>Upgrading in genetics and shortening the time you have to fool with heifers/keep them alive/feed/etc is the only reason I see of buying, which I admit, seems to be some pretty good reasons. But if not trying to bring in better genetics, and if a guy enjoys the extra work and development, around here you can raise your own cheaper than you can buy good quality developed heifers six months out. By about 700 bucks or so/hd as of last fall. Now my heifers may not be the quality of those I used in my figuring, but they look good, out of older cows that have survived the cuts here for 9 or 10 yrs, so there is that.</p><p></p><p>I look forward to your, and others, reply and discussion as this is a topic I am interested in seeing how others view it, calculate it, and average end results.</p><p></p><p>Not meant to highjack your thread Clodhopper, and I am not raising black baldies, so I may need to delete this to keep from taking off on a tangent?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talltimber, post: 1418347, member: 22236"] Guys that are buying sale barn cows are not worried about herd health too much I don't think. Not that a guy will automatically have a problem with those cattle but, as you pointed out, there is not much worry about bringing anything in. It may already be there with all the sale barn cows he's already bought. Bought for slaughter price or a little above, who cares, right? (that's the sense I get out of some the statements) CB, unless you are trolling, I would appreciate a more detailed explanation, particularly the above post, lines one and two. I have kept heifers and bought heifers. The cow only loses one year, not two, without an outside check. She still makes money that year, on the heifer she raised, which she sold to the on-farm Heifer Development Program. :lol2: The retained heifers I can "buy" a better quality, I think, than I can get on the market for the same money. Plus the advantages PO mentioned of being familiar with the program, known health history, etc. Upgrading in genetics and shortening the time you have to fool with heifers/keep them alive/feed/etc is the only reason I see of buying, which I admit, seems to be some pretty good reasons. But if not trying to bring in better genetics, and if a guy enjoys the extra work and development, around here you can raise your own cheaper than you can buy good quality developed heifers six months out. By about 700 bucks or so/hd as of last fall. Now my heifers may not be the quality of those I used in my figuring, but they look good, out of older cows that have survived the cuts here for 9 or 10 yrs, so there is that. I look forward to your, and others, reply and discussion as this is a topic I am interested in seeing how others view it, calculate it, and average end results. Not meant to highjack your thread Clodhopper, and I am not raising black baldies, so I may need to delete this to keep from taking off on a tangent? [/QUOTE]
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