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<blockquote data-quote="ROB" data-source="post: 571227" data-attributes="member: 3467"><p>i don't know how much this contibutes to the current meat sales but in our area - up until 30 or so years ago, there were a lot of hereford calves being raised. alot of farmers run hereford cows, and stockers would buy hereford calves and ship them in. very popular breed in our area at that time. then things started changing as 'grade and yield' became more relevant terms to the beef industry. although the herefords graded very well - their yields were not as consistently acceptable as the angus breed. thats when the tide started to change in the midwest. since that time, nearly every hereford operation has dissolved and was replaced with angus/angus based cattle. i wouldn't dare speculate to say that the taste of angus is better than hereford - and thats why it sells for a premium, but i would contend that at one time angus would consistently yield better than hereford, marketing strategies were implemented to command attention to that advantage, and some of the premium you see in the marketplace was derived from that marketing strategy.</p><p></p><p>ROB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ROB, post: 571227, member: 3467"] i don't know how much this contibutes to the current meat sales but in our area - up until 30 or so years ago, there were a lot of hereford calves being raised. alot of farmers run hereford cows, and stockers would buy hereford calves and ship them in. very popular breed in our area at that time. then things started changing as 'grade and yield' became more relevant terms to the beef industry. although the herefords graded very well - their yields were not as consistently acceptable as the angus breed. thats when the tide started to change in the midwest. since that time, nearly every hereford operation has dissolved and was replaced with angus/angus based cattle. i wouldn't dare speculate to say that the taste of angus is better than hereford - and thats why it sells for a premium, but i would contend that at one time angus would consistently yield better than hereford, marketing strategies were implemented to command attention to that advantage, and some of the premium you see in the marketplace was derived from that marketing strategy. ROB [/QUOTE]
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