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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 11852"><p>Any breed of registered bull is priced on conformation, pedigree, show record, quality of calves he sired and their show success if they were shown. Per local sale barn prices (bottom end of prices), bulls generally go for about 35 to 50 cents per pound. Registered stock usually via private treaty or specialty breed auctions.</p><p></p><p>Any calf is much better off nursing its dam until weaning to promote more vigor and health. Weaning can occur between about 4 and 6 months of age. To take any calf off its dam at an early age is potentially asking for health problems; only abandoned calves should be bottle fed (my opinion). Usually bulls are ready for service by around 12 to 14 months of age. With a yearling bull, you have much better idea of what he will look like and his temperament. Serious breeders cull about 90% of their bulls, retaining up to 10% for service sires and/or sale as service sires.</p><p></p><p>Bottomline: Calves are much better off nursing their dam and learning to eat solid food until natural weaning. Only as a last resort should a calf be taken away from dam and bottle or similar hand feeding.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:bill@runningarrowlonghorns.com">bill@runningarrowlonghorns.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 11852"] Any breed of registered bull is priced on conformation, pedigree, show record, quality of calves he sired and their show success if they were shown. Per local sale barn prices (bottom end of prices), bulls generally go for about 35 to 50 cents per pound. Registered stock usually via private treaty or specialty breed auctions. Any calf is much better off nursing its dam until weaning to promote more vigor and health. Weaning can occur between about 4 and 6 months of age. To take any calf off its dam at an early age is potentially asking for health problems; only abandoned calves should be bottle fed (my opinion). Usually bulls are ready for service by around 12 to 14 months of age. With a yearling bull, you have much better idea of what he will look like and his temperament. Serious breeders cull about 90% of their bulls, retaining up to 10% for service sires and/or sale as service sires. Bottomline: Calves are much better off nursing their dam and learning to eat solid food until natural weaning. Only as a last resort should a calf be taken away from dam and bottle or similar hand feeding. [email=bill@runningarrowlonghorns.com]bill@runningarrowlonghorns.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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