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Purebred herd verses commercial herd??
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<blockquote data-quote="jkwilson" data-source="post: 345999" data-attributes="member: 969"><p>You need to be a salesman to make the premium money for purebred cattle. You won't get any premiums at the sale barn for registered stock. Unless you are a smart or lucky breeder, most of your calves will still go to the sale barn.</p><p></p><p>You also need to invest in much more expensive cows, or use embryo transfer and AI to improve your herd. Most breeds, a $2500 cow won't turn many heads. How many calves will she drop for you? </p><p></p><p>Pretty easy to get $800 tied up in a single calf before it ever takes its first breath if you are after the good stuff. That doesn't include the cow's upkeep. Because of that, you can't afford to spare any expense in vet services, vaccination and feed/minerals.</p><p></p><p>Labor-wise and feed-wise, it's pretty well a wash, but the cash investment will be higher.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jkwilson, post: 345999, member: 969"] You need to be a salesman to make the premium money for purebred cattle. You won't get any premiums at the sale barn for registered stock. Unless you are a smart or lucky breeder, most of your calves will still go to the sale barn. You also need to invest in much more expensive cows, or use embryo transfer and AI to improve your herd. Most breeds, a $2500 cow won't turn many heads. How many calves will she drop for you? Pretty easy to get $800 tied up in a single calf before it ever takes its first breath if you are after the good stuff. That doesn't include the cow's upkeep. Because of that, you can't afford to spare any expense in vet services, vaccination and feed/minerals. Labor-wise and feed-wise, it's pretty well a wash, but the cash investment will be higher. [/QUOTE]
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