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<blockquote data-quote="somn" data-source="post: 268211" data-attributes="member: 3721"><p>Bluestem I have to argue one point it doesn't cost feedlots more to feed cattle to heavier weights. In fact it costs me more to buy replacements than to feed the ones I've already paid for. Corn is always cheaper than cattle. We sell by the pound not by the head the reason we need to sell lighter than we would like to is simple. </p><p> </p><p>That reason being someone thought it would be intelligent to have a scottish highland cow bred by an angus bull. Now we the feedlot owners are the proud owners of a poor gaining black hided yak looking animals. These people somehow thought it was a good idea to cross breed these animals because it might be a cute calf. That is one reason for poor grading poor gaining animals. </p><p></p><p>After visiting as many salebarns as I have you begin to fully understand why it is the cattle business is declining not so much in numbers but quality is suffering for sure. To much junk cattle being bred to junk cattle. There are more junk breeders than there are good breeders anymore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="somn, post: 268211, member: 3721"] Bluestem I have to argue one point it doesn't cost feedlots more to feed cattle to heavier weights. In fact it costs me more to buy replacements than to feed the ones I've already paid for. Corn is always cheaper than cattle. We sell by the pound not by the head the reason we need to sell lighter than we would like to is simple. That reason being someone thought it would be intelligent to have a scottish highland cow bred by an angus bull. Now we the feedlot owners are the proud owners of a poor gaining black hided yak looking animals. These people somehow thought it was a good idea to cross breed these animals because it might be a cute calf. That is one reason for poor grading poor gaining animals. After visiting as many salebarns as I have you begin to fully understand why it is the cattle business is declining not so much in numbers but quality is suffering for sure. To much junk cattle being bred to junk cattle. There are more junk breeders than there are good breeders anymore. [/QUOTE]
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