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<blockquote data-quote="elkwc" data-source="post: 1676947" data-attributes="member: 22295"><p>I have bid up to $6,500.00 a few times the last 2 years and never got any of them. It also depends on age what I will pay. I'm not willing to pay over 4,000 for a yearling. And 5,000 for a 2 y/o. Recently bought a proven 6 y/o a PB breeder was done with. He has daughters in production. If I get one calf crop of 20 calves he will be cheaper than an unproven $6,500 yearling that lasts 2-3 years. Some of the best bulls we've used recently are home raised bulls. I've also bought bred reg cows and retained the better bull calves. We are commercial but try to improve our herd. Tried AIing once with no luck. Currently considering trying it again on around 15 hd 10 of which are replacements. I've got all kinds of opinions including those from a friend who is an AI tech and has taught it. They adked why I would consider it and running the cows through the chute at least 4 times when what I'm doing is working. Othersfeel it would be a good move. If I do it will only be a small group until we see how it works. My thought is 3 of the replacements are daughters of our heifer bull. Also thought I would try some of the bloodlines I like that either I can't afford or can't find. Still trying to find a tech and nail down costs. If by AIing a small group I get 3-4 replacements and one bull it will be cheap. We run 100 cows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkwc, post: 1676947, member: 22295"] I have bid up to $6,500.00 a few times the last 2 years and never got any of them. It also depends on age what I will pay. I'm not willing to pay over 4,000 for a yearling. And 5,000 for a 2 y/o. Recently bought a proven 6 y/o a PB breeder was done with. He has daughters in production. If I get one calf crop of 20 calves he will be cheaper than an unproven $6,500 yearling that lasts 2-3 years. Some of the best bulls we've used recently are home raised bulls. I've also bought bred reg cows and retained the better bull calves. We are commercial but try to improve our herd. Tried AIing once with no luck. Currently considering trying it again on around 15 hd 10 of which are replacements. I've got all kinds of opinions including those from a friend who is an AI tech and has taught it. They adked why I would consider it and running the cows through the chute at least 4 times when what I'm doing is working. Othersfeel it would be a good move. If I do it will only be a small group until we see how it works. My thought is 3 of the replacements are daughters of our heifer bull. Also thought I would try some of the bloodlines I like that either I can't afford or can't find. Still trying to find a tech and nail down costs. If by AIing a small group I get 3-4 replacements and one bull it will be cheap. We run 100 cows. [/QUOTE]
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