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<blockquote data-quote="Keren" data-source="post: 641959" data-attributes="member: 3195"><p>I'm not sure whether you are wanting to have a cow-calf-bull operation and raise some for yourself, or whether you are just wanting to buy in a calf, grow it out and fatten it and then eat it. I guess it depends on how much space you have and also what your interests are. </p><p></p><p>If you are wanting a cow-calf-bull operation, best choice to get is some good poll hereford cows - older type cows 5,6 years even 8 and 10 year old cows you can get cheaper than young ones, and they know how to do their job and you will get several more calves out of them if you look after them. Mostly they are a good docile breed for people to start off with. </p><p></p><p>Having a poll hereford cow base gives you flexibility: you can then get an angus bull to mate with them, and produce black baldies, which not only taste great but sell well. The heifers make good mommas so either keep them in your herd or sell them as commercial breeders. Or you can go with a red angus bull and get some red baldies - they sell really well here. If you are wanting a bit more bulk to the calves you could use a limo - either black or apricot - and get really well muscled, lean black or red baldies. A charolais on the hereford cows would give you yellow baldies - which dont do as well through the sale yards here but from what I hear there are some places at which they do really well. Smokey calves sell really well here - not sure what you would get if you put a charolais bull over a black baldie cow - might get a whiteface smokey - which I think would be a helluva calf. If reds sell well in your area you can always put a shorty over your hereford cows - get red mottle faced calves - might sacrifice a bit of muscle unless you find the right bull, but they make great females. Or hey, you could get a brahman bull and produce tigerstripe calves, the impression I get is that they are pretty popular in the US. Brangus bull would give you black baldies again, but with a bit of indicus influence. </p><p></p><p>See what I mean? Lots of options with a hereford cow base, and at least here anyway, hereford cows are generally slightly cheaper and much higher quality than black cows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keren, post: 641959, member: 3195"] I'm not sure whether you are wanting to have a cow-calf-bull operation and raise some for yourself, or whether you are just wanting to buy in a calf, grow it out and fatten it and then eat it. I guess it depends on how much space you have and also what your interests are. If you are wanting a cow-calf-bull operation, best choice to get is some good poll hereford cows - older type cows 5,6 years even 8 and 10 year old cows you can get cheaper than young ones, and they know how to do their job and you will get several more calves out of them if you look after them. Mostly they are a good docile breed for people to start off with. Having a poll hereford cow base gives you flexibility: you can then get an angus bull to mate with them, and produce black baldies, which not only taste great but sell well. The heifers make good mommas so either keep them in your herd or sell them as commercial breeders. Or you can go with a red angus bull and get some red baldies - they sell really well here. If you are wanting a bit more bulk to the calves you could use a limo - either black or apricot - and get really well muscled, lean black or red baldies. A charolais on the hereford cows would give you yellow baldies - which dont do as well through the sale yards here but from what I hear there are some places at which they do really well. Smokey calves sell really well here - not sure what you would get if you put a charolais bull over a black baldie cow - might get a whiteface smokey - which I think would be a helluva calf. If reds sell well in your area you can always put a shorty over your hereford cows - get red mottle faced calves - might sacrifice a bit of muscle unless you find the right bull, but they make great females. Or hey, you could get a brahman bull and produce tigerstripe calves, the impression I get is that they are pretty popular in the US. Brangus bull would give you black baldies again, but with a bit of indicus influence. See what I mean? Lots of options with a hereford cow base, and at least here anyway, hereford cows are generally slightly cheaper and much higher quality than black cows. [/QUOTE]
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