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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 94683" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>If you're only breeding one or two heifers, you might be right. If you breed 20 heifers to an easy calving beef bull and get 20 calves to sell at weaning weighing 500 lbs and sell them at $1.20 you'll get $12,000</p><p></p><p>Those same heifers' Longhorn calves won't weigh as much (let's say 400 lbs) and will be discounted at the sale barn (let's say $1.10) and would return $8,800</p><p></p><p>So in this example, you're leaving $3,200 on the table by using a Longhorn bull. You might still come out ahead if you lost a calf, even a heifer and calf. And that doesn't even address the potential value of heifers born that might be used as replacements. You can play with the figures all you want, but it's not set in stone that using a Longhorn bull on first calf heifers is, necessarily, economical. While calf weight is a big factor in calving difficulty, it's not the only factor. And, again, there are easy calving lines in most beef breeds these days. Just using a "beef" breed bull on heifers doesn't automatically mean calving difficulty.</p><p></p><p>As for the box, yes, you can view it from all directions and perspectives, but the box is still what it is. Your point of view doesn't change it. And we're still selling quality beef by the pound. </p><p></p><p>I'm going to apologize to any breeders here that feel I'm insulting their breed. I honestly didn't mean to do that. As I said earlier, magpie pushed some of my buttons, but I've responded and will drop the discussion now. We're getting some much-needed rain here <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> ; I hope everyone else is, too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 94683, member: 13"] If you’re only breeding one or two heifers, you might be right. If you breed 20 heifers to an easy calving beef bull and get 20 calves to sell at weaning weighing 500 lbs and sell them at $1.20 you’ll get $12,000 Those same heifers’ Longhorn calves won’t weigh as much (let’s say 400 lbs) and will be discounted at the sale barn (let’s say $1.10) and would return $8,800 So in this example, you’re leaving $3,200 on the table by using a Longhorn bull. You might still come out ahead if you lost a calf, even a heifer and calf. And that doesn’t even address the potential value of heifers born that might be used as replacements. You can play with the figures all you want, but it’s not set in stone that using a Longhorn bull on first calf heifers is, necessarily, economical. While calf weight is a big factor in calving difficulty, it’s not the only factor. And, again, there are easy calving lines in most beef breeds these days. Just using a “beef” breed bull on heifers doesn’t automatically mean calving difficulty. As for the box, yes, you can view it from all directions and perspectives, but the box is still what it is. Your point of view doesn’t change it. And we’re still selling quality beef by the pound. I’m going to apologize to any breeders here that feel I’m insulting their breed. I honestly didn’t mean to do that. As I said earlier, magpie pushed some of my buttons, but I’ve responded and will drop the discussion now. We’re getting some much-needed rain here :D ; I hope everyone else is, too. [/QUOTE]
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