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<blockquote data-quote="elkwc" data-source="post: 1663043" data-attributes="member: 22295"><p>Many of the top breeders that taught me when I was young only kept 25-33% of their bulls and heifers. They said that was the only way to continually move a program forward. They castrated many calves that would of been the top bull calf in other herds. The same with heifer calves. I have a local PB breeder that way now. He keeps the very best and doesn't register the rest. </p><p>In most herds I visit and sales I attend there is a bottom end that should of been castrated in my opinion. As to BW I would rather see a breeder castrate every calf under 65 lbs than one over 100 lb. Last spring I found a bull with a BW above 100 lbs that brought around $8,500. It was evident many of us felt the same about BW. As long as a breeder is honest about the BW I can make the decision whether buy him or not. The comment that turns me off is "I have bulls in all price ranges." What that tells me is bulls that should be steers have been retained. All this does is put more low quality bulls in herds. When I hear that said I lose all interest in that breeders cattle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkwc, post: 1663043, member: 22295"] Many of the top breeders that taught me when I was young only kept 25-33% of their bulls and heifers. They said that was the only way to continually move a program forward. They castrated many calves that would of been the top bull calf in other herds. The same with heifer calves. I have a local PB breeder that way now. He keeps the very best and doesn't register the rest. In most herds I visit and sales I attend there is a bottom end that should of been castrated in my opinion. As to BW I would rather see a breeder castrate every calf under 65 lbs than one over 100 lb. Last spring I found a bull with a BW above 100 lbs that brought around $8,500. It was evident many of us felt the same about BW. As long as a breeder is honest about the BW I can make the decision whether buy him or not. The comment that turns me off is "I have bulls in all price ranges." What that tells me is bulls that should be steers have been retained. All this does is put more low quality bulls in herds. When I hear that said I lose all interest in that breeders cattle. [/QUOTE]
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