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<blockquote data-quote="WalnutCrest" data-source="post: 1262185" data-attributes="member: 21715"><p>My opinion may be different from many others here, but that ain't gonna stop me from giving it!</p><p></p><p>If I'm in your shoes, I would try to buy the best (!) proven cows of 4-7 years of age (you'll get a better price on a cow who's around 6-7 than 3-4 due to age) who is confirmed bred to the bull(s) you want. This will improve the odds that you'll not have any calving problems. Starting with a small registered herd, the last thing you want to do is to lose a bred heifer to a calving problem her first go-round.</p><p></p><p>And, so, to these cows ... you want animals who were raised as similar to your approach as possible ... or harsher. You do not want to buy animals from someone who really babies his animals unless you're prepared to do the same.</p><p></p><p>Next, as to price, it's more important that you get the right genetics than the price you pay for them. When I first went shopping for cattle, I had a range of what I wanted to pay for specific animals and I stayed in my budget ... however, it was more important to me to get what I wanted to start with and to maintain good relationships with those with whom I was buying than it was to talk them down to their bottom dollar. Most (but not all) of the foundational animals I've purchased, I paid the price they were offered at. If you're insistent on getting these two particular heifers, $2500 is not even close to being too much for heifers of the highest quality. But, again, it depends on what you'er trying to do... It may be worth asking if he'd consider selling you the dams to these two heifers rather than the heifers themselves ... or ... maybe find someone who sexes embryos in utero when they're doing preg checks and buy proven cows who are carrying heifer embryos. I've done that before with great success.</p><p></p><p>Lastly, ALL regsistered breeders need to have a very sharp knife. Not all registered bulls are worth selling as breeding stock. I've been staring at a yearling bull I could sell as a breeder to someone, but he needs knife as he's not quite of the quality I want to have my named tied to. Now, this yearling of mine would improve many people's herds, he's not up to my standards. I don't raise registered Angus or Sim-Angus, but, on behalf of those who do, please have a sharp knife.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WalnutCrest, post: 1262185, member: 21715"] My opinion may be different from many others here, but that ain't gonna stop me from giving it! If I'm in your shoes, I would try to buy the best (!) proven cows of 4-7 years of age (you'll get a better price on a cow who's around 6-7 than 3-4 due to age) who is confirmed bred to the bull(s) you want. This will improve the odds that you'll not have any calving problems. Starting with a small registered herd, the last thing you want to do is to lose a bred heifer to a calving problem her first go-round. And, so, to these cows ... you want animals who were raised as similar to your approach as possible ... or harsher. You do not want to buy animals from someone who really babies his animals unless you're prepared to do the same. Next, as to price, it's more important that you get the right genetics than the price you pay for them. When I first went shopping for cattle, I had a range of what I wanted to pay for specific animals and I stayed in my budget ... however, it was more important to me to get what I wanted to start with and to maintain good relationships with those with whom I was buying than it was to talk them down to their bottom dollar. Most (but not all) of the foundational animals I've purchased, I paid the price they were offered at. If you're insistent on getting these two particular heifers, $2500 is not even close to being too much for heifers of the highest quality. But, again, it depends on what you'er trying to do... It may be worth asking if he'd consider selling you the dams to these two heifers rather than the heifers themselves ... or ... maybe find someone who sexes embryos in utero when they're doing preg checks and buy proven cows who are carrying heifer embryos. I've done that before with great success. Lastly, ALL regsistered breeders need to have a very sharp knife. Not all registered bulls are worth selling as breeding stock. I've been staring at a yearling bull I could sell as a breeder to someone, but he needs knife as he's not quite of the quality I want to have my named tied to. Now, this yearling of mine would improve many people's herds, he's not up to my standards. I don't raise registered Angus or Sim-Angus, but, on behalf of those who do, please have a sharp knife. [/QUOTE]
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