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<blockquote data-quote="Cattle Rack Rancher" data-source="post: 299430" data-attributes="member: 245"><p>Well, of the 6 open, 3 were tail enders last year and one was a two year old who raised a huge calf this year. Her Dam is probably the best cow in my herd and I'll take a chance and keep her as I think that after raising that big calf, she deserves another try, not to mention that culls are worth nothing up here. The other two. Well. ????? Who knows, but I shipped 4 out of six to market the other day and another one will be going in the freezer next week. I've got a line on some real nice Black Angus bred heifers for $1000 each or young Simm/Angus cows for $800 a piece. I'm trying to make deal with the guy with the heifers to swap some of my heifer calves with him. This would give me an opportunity to buy them back bred next fall. I was down to see his heifers today, actually and they are decent, but I'm not too wild about the bull he bred them back to and he says he'll probably be using that bull again, but beggars can't be choosers I guess. The other thing is. I really like the bull I have right now (Ankonian Elixir son out of a real good local cow herd) and if I can get an opportunity to get his calves bred elsewhere, it gains me an extra year on him.</p><p>Anyway, I'd be alot more concerned about the open cows if it was just me. The more guys I've talked to locally, the more I'm finding that it seems to be relatively widespread.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cattle Rack Rancher, post: 299430, member: 245"] Well, of the 6 open, 3 were tail enders last year and one was a two year old who raised a huge calf this year. Her Dam is probably the best cow in my herd and I'll take a chance and keep her as I think that after raising that big calf, she deserves another try, not to mention that culls are worth nothing up here. The other two. Well. ????? Who knows, but I shipped 4 out of six to market the other day and another one will be going in the freezer next week. I've got a line on some real nice Black Angus bred heifers for $1000 each or young Simm/Angus cows for $800 a piece. I'm trying to make deal with the guy with the heifers to swap some of my heifer calves with him. This would give me an opportunity to buy them back bred next fall. I was down to see his heifers today, actually and they are decent, but I'm not too wild about the bull he bred them back to and he says he'll probably be using that bull again, but beggars can't be choosers I guess. The other thing is. I really like the bull I have right now (Ankonian Elixir son out of a real good local cow herd) and if I can get an opportunity to get his calves bred elsewhere, it gains me an extra year on him. Anyway, I'd be alot more concerned about the open cows if it was just me. The more guys I've talked to locally, the more I'm finding that it seems to be relatively widespread. [/QUOTE]
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