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<blockquote data-quote="cypressfarms" data-source="post: 685667" data-attributes="member: 2653"><p>Hey BRG, if you can sell bulls to commercial outfits for $7250, more power to ya. I can't justify spending that amount of money, because IMO there is not that amount of difference in the profit you would get from using that high dollar bull. I've run the numbers many times before. For my operation, I need to be under $2500 for the price of a bull. That's calculating keeping the bull until he's around 7 years old. I don't need the best bull, I just need a good bull. I've spent more than $2500 on bulls before, but for me to stay or be profitable I have to keep costs down. At the end of the day I produce calves that will ultimately be in feedlots. None of my calves will ever be shown, none will have ribbons around their neck; they'll all probably be in Winn Dixie's meat section or in my wife's hamburger helper tonight. So I go through the same routine, look at many, many bulls and try to find the best fit for me. Don't mind me, I'm just in my usual routine of complaining about the quality of bulls. It just seems that in the last few years there are more people calling themselves "seedstock" producers that should really be steer producers - at least around here. I do wish I would have made it to this Char. breeders farm while he still had some of the 2 year olds left. He really seemed to know his cattle, and he definitely stands behind their quality.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cypressfarms, post: 685667, member: 2653"] Hey BRG, if you can sell bulls to commercial outfits for $7250, more power to ya. I can't justify spending that amount of money, because IMO there is not that amount of difference in the profit you would get from using that high dollar bull. I've run the numbers many times before. For my operation, I need to be under $2500 for the price of a bull. That's calculating keeping the bull until he's around 7 years old. I don't need the best bull, I just need a good bull. I've spent more than $2500 on bulls before, but for me to stay or be profitable I have to keep costs down. At the end of the day I produce calves that will ultimately be in feedlots. None of my calves will ever be shown, none will have ribbons around their neck; they'll all probably be in Winn Dixie's meat section or in my wife's hamburger helper tonight. So I go through the same routine, look at many, many bulls and try to find the best fit for me. Don't mind me, I'm just in my usual routine of complaining about the quality of bulls. It just seems that in the last few years there are more people calling themselves "seedstock" producers that should really be steer producers - at least around here. I do wish I would have made it to this Char. breeders farm while he still had some of the 2 year olds left. He really seemed to know his cattle, and he definitely stands behind their quality. [/QUOTE]
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