Rydero
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I'm not saying no good bulls have been sold for $1700 but...I'm trying to picture the place I'd buy their "good" bulls for that price and it isn't pretty.
Max price on a Bull for commercial use
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callmefence
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Let's do this...let's post our bulls and what we paid... who's first...
callmefence
Keyboard cowboy
How much...are they shipping the horns separate..?
Both bulls came to us about the same time and had terrific 5 year runs. They were in the $2,500 range 8 years ago.
My comment has nothing to do with quality I'm just speaking to the high cost of keeping an animal alive that long and all the expenses that go along with it. Packer prices on a bull of that size are not far off from that.
It's just basic math.
It's just basic math.
callmefence
Keyboard cowboy
How old when you bought them
callmefence
Keyboard cowboy
A packer bull is usually considerable older and heavier than a new replacement.
Hereford was around 14 or 15 months in that first picture and the Angus was probably 22-23 months when we bought him.
That's right for 8 years ago. I remember when we bought our first $2000 bull from $1600-1800 range. I also remember when I could get a hamburger combo at DQ with a $5 bill.
Rydero
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Isn't anyone else going to participate?
I have marketed and bought for our own ranch several hundred bulls over the years for a friend of mine who does a pretty fair job of raising them.
One prospective buyer I talked with years ago made a very valid point. He asked what an average bull was worth and then asked how much more money for one of the top bulls.... There was about $2500 difference at that time.
His reply was that it wasn't much money to get the extra power was it... Has stuck with me.
One prospective buyer I talked with years ago made a very valid point. He asked what an average bull was worth and then asked how much more money for one of the top bulls.... There was about $2500 difference at that time.
His reply was that it wasn't much money to get the extra power was it... Has stuck with me.
They can't, that is why sales up here are mostly putting a $3500 floor price on yearling bulls because smaller breeders can hang them up and sell locker beef for as much or more than that. And to be more specific, I wouldn't want to use most any of the floor price bulls as they would cost far more than they are worth.
callmefence
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I'm driving down the highway right now. Soon as I find some by the road..
Rydero
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I don't even care what my friends think about my bulls.
Something tells me you've got some dandies.
FungusProudKY31
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I do it all the time. They are farm raised and forage developed. I use them, too. KY31 Fescue strikes again.
Well, this is (rather, was) my neighbors' bull. Not sure if he was home-grown or was purchased for $100. Ugliest thing I've ever seen and so skinny, looking from behind, you'd think it was a dairy-breed cow until you looked south. Neighbor calved year 'round but that old boy got 'em all bred. Side note: his cows are probably even uglier than the bull. BUT that bull died of old age. I have no idea how many unintentional heifers he bred and how many calves my neighbor lost, nor do I know how well he did at the sale barn when he loaded up the calves a couple times a year & weaned them on the trailer.
The point is: You do you!
That nasty bull worked just fine for my neighbor. My breeder is phenomenal and will take the time to go through all the EPD's/registrations of my previous bulls and select bulls that will not only fit, but improve my operation. I don't think I've paid more than $4K for one of his bulls.
The point is: You do you!
That nasty bull worked just fine for my neighbor. My breeder is phenomenal and will take the time to go through all the EPD's/registrations of my previous bulls and select bulls that will not only fit, but improve my operation. I don't think I've paid more than $4K for one of his bulls.
