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<blockquote data-quote="rocfarm" data-source="post: 1780702" data-attributes="member: 42715"><p>Maybe, but I am trying to market for the feedyards. Need angus genetics in there and probably a terminal calf with a frame score of about 5.5 or 6. </p><p></p><p>My plans seem to change often, but ju current plan is to retain some heifer calves off my mostly red angus bull, wait til all my calves are at least on their second calf, then get a larger framed angus for a few calf crops. If I don't end up buying more mature replacement cows when I finally start selling calf crops, I'll probably rotate between larger and smaller bulls every few years to take it easy on any retained heifers.</p><p></p><p>But already had to change plans a few times. Wouldn't be surprised if I had to do so again based on something coming up.</p><p></p><p>Don't plan on spending over $2000 on a bull over the next 3 to four years, though. And if my current cheap bull throws good calves, I might just market those and buy some bred cows to increase my herd size rather than growing my own replacements. But I like watching heifers grow, too, so we'll see. The first two heifers I've let develop on the farm should be calving around October next year. How they do will dictate in large part whether I change course or not.</p><p></p><p>Got a mostly red angus on them, so hopefully smaller calves. But he looks big boned, so we'll see.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocfarm, post: 1780702, member: 42715"] Maybe, but I am trying to market for the feedyards. Need angus genetics in there and probably a terminal calf with a frame score of about 5.5 or 6. My plans seem to change often, but ju current plan is to retain some heifer calves off my mostly red angus bull, wait til all my calves are at least on their second calf, then get a larger framed angus for a few calf crops. If I don’t end up buying more mature replacement cows when I finally start selling calf crops, I’ll probably rotate between larger and smaller bulls every few years to take it easy on any retained heifers. But already had to change plans a few times. Wouldn’t be surprised if I had to do so again based on something coming up. Don’t plan on spending over $2000 on a bull over the next 3 to four years, though. And if my current cheap bull throws good calves, I might just market those and buy some bred cows to increase my herd size rather than growing my own replacements. But I like watching heifers grow, too, so we’ll see. The first two heifers I’ve let develop on the farm should be calving around October next year. How they do will dictate in large part whether I change course or not. Got a mostly red angus on them, so hopefully smaller calves. But he looks big boned, so we’ll see. [/QUOTE]
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