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<blockquote data-quote="Travlr" data-source="post: 1752320" data-attributes="member: 42463"><p>I've never raised longhorns although had a few crossbreeds. But with my An Sci background and an interest in breeds I've studied just about every breed to some extent. Of course some of what I knew may be out of date by this time. The big bonus with the breed is their longevity, IMO. They mature later so breed a year later as an average than most breeds. But they also live quite a bit longer and produce more calves over time because of it. Replacement costs are a big hidden expense with cattle so longhorns can be good in that respect.</p><p>Another great aspect of the breed is they tend to calve easily. Long, thin calves with small heads.</p><p>Personally, with this fascination with black hides and the prices black gets compared to varied hides I'd find a good homozygous, polled, black bull and raise black calves to be sold.</p><p>The other option is to go purebred and advertise to city people that want to brag to their friends about the grass fed lean meat in their freezer. That's a niche market but it can be done if you are anywhere close to a larger city and have a good relationship with a high quality processor. I wouldn't count on making a living selling purebred stock, so wouldn't pay big dollars for animals, but you might sell a few that way.</p><p>I think the horns would be a real pain in the a**, and that's the main reason I never got into them. But I like the look...</p><p></p><p>And where are you?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Travlr, post: 1752320, member: 42463"] I've never raised longhorns although had a few crossbreeds. But with my An Sci background and an interest in breeds I've studied just about every breed to some extent. Of course some of what I knew may be out of date by this time. The big bonus with the breed is their longevity, IMO. They mature later so breed a year later as an average than most breeds. But they also live quite a bit longer and produce more calves over time because of it. Replacement costs are a big hidden expense with cattle so longhorns can be good in that respect. Another great aspect of the breed is they tend to calve easily. Long, thin calves with small heads. Personally, with this fascination with black hides and the prices black gets compared to varied hides I'd find a good homozygous, polled, black bull and raise black calves to be sold. The other option is to go purebred and advertise to city people that want to brag to their friends about the grass fed lean meat in their freezer. That's a niche market but it can be done if you are anywhere close to a larger city and have a good relationship with a high quality processor. I wouldn't count on making a living selling purebred stock, so wouldn't pay big dollars for animals, but you might sell a few that way. I think the horns would be a real pain in the a**, and that's the main reason I never got into them. But I like the look... And where are you? [/QUOTE]
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