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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1762630" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>I consider myself commercial, but over the years my herd has evolved to where all of my cows are now registered Angus. I have spent the last almost 30 years putting together what I consider to be a really good herd of cattle. They work well in this environment and I'd be hard pressed to find better cattle at any of the big name ranches. Most are the direct descendants of carefully chosen AI bulls. Like wbvs58, I have a good deal of difficulty picking out my replacement heifers each year. I always end up selling heifers that I would love to keep. But I am keeping my herd size stable, so I can only keep a few each year. The rest I sell by the pound. When someone asks if they can pick out and buy a replacement heifer from me, I still sell them by the pound at only a slight markup over what my regular buyer pays for the rest of my calves. It makes me happy to know those good heifers will go on to improve another herd. I will register at no charge if they want the papers, since it costs very little when I own the bull.</p><p></p><p>Because I don't make much more selling a replacement quality heifer, than I make selling one as a stocker calf, there is no incentive to sell a carrier heifer to anyone that plans on breeding her. I will not sell a carrier heifer even to another commercial buyer. There is no guarantee they will use that information in the way I do. They may still use an untested bull and get an affected calf, or later sell the cow or her offspring to an unsuspecting buyer. I don't want to be responsible for any future carriers or the heartbreak of dead calves. When I sell a carrier, she only goes to my regular trusted buyer, and all of his stocker calves eventually go to a feedlot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1762630, member: 9933"] I consider myself commercial, but over the years my herd has evolved to where all of my cows are now registered Angus. I have spent the last almost 30 years putting together what I consider to be a really good herd of cattle. They work well in this environment and I'd be hard pressed to find better cattle at any of the big name ranches. Most are the direct descendants of carefully chosen AI bulls. Like wbvs58, I have a good deal of difficulty picking out my replacement heifers each year. I always end up selling heifers that I would love to keep. But I am keeping my herd size stable, so I can only keep a few each year. The rest I sell by the pound. When someone asks if they can pick out and buy a replacement heifer from me, I still sell them by the pound at only a slight markup over what my regular buyer pays for the rest of my calves. It makes me happy to know those good heifers will go on to improve another herd. I will register at no charge if they want the papers, since it costs very little when I own the bull. Because I don't make much more selling a replacement quality heifer, than I make selling one as a stocker calf, there is no incentive to sell a carrier heifer to anyone that plans on breeding her. I will not sell a carrier heifer even to another commercial buyer. There is no guarantee they will use that information in the way I do. They may still use an untested bull and get an affected calf, or later sell the cow or her offspring to an unsuspecting buyer. I don't want to be responsible for any future carriers or the heartbreak of dead calves. When I sell a carrier, she only goes to my regular trusted buyer, and all of his stocker calves eventually go to a feedlot. [/QUOTE]
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