red vs black

[tx_stratdad]

what are the advantages and disadvantages of black vs red cattle

 

[TxStateCowboy]

What are the advantages/disadvantages between blondes and brunettes?

 

[Keren]

I like lookin at red animals better than black animals . . .

 

[Running Arrow Bill]

All meat is pink on inside, regardless of skin/hide color...LOL. However, this excludes pork and poultry...lol.

 

[Hippie Rancher]

Some sell for a little bit more money than others. That is about it.

No real advantage or disadvantages.

 

[endebt]

Here anything but blacks take a $.30 to $.50 cent hit at the sale barn. I can't take that $150 to $250 lost on my 5 weight calves. If the feed lots want pink with poke a dots then i am looking for a new bull. I am not in the cattle buissness to look at them or like them. I want to sell pounds of beef for the best $ i can. Just my thoughts.

 

[MikeC]

Here anything but blacks take a $.30 to $.50 cent hit at the sale barn. I can't take that $150 to $250 lost on my 5 weight calves. If the feed lots want pink with poke a dots then i am looking for a new bull. I am not in the cattle buissness to look at them or like them. I want to sell pounds of beef for the best $ i can. Just my thoughts.

$.30 to $.50 per pound? Very hard to believe............

 

[Tod Dague]

Here anything but blacks take a $.30 to $.50 cent hit at the sale barn. I can't take that $150 to $250 lost on my 5 weight calves. If the feed lots want pink with poke a dots then i am looking for a new bull. I am not in the cattle buissness to look at them or like them. I want to sell pounds of beef for the best $ i can. Just my thoughts.

Where are you taking your calves?!

 

[ga. prime]

Jumping Jehosaphat.

 

[3waycross]

Sold calves Friday split a pair one red one black same weight diff was .03.

Same day watched 2 really good sets of red limo's top the sale, over several pens of good solid black calves.

Go figure!

 

[Sage]

I'm a little biased but I believe it depends on what you want your end result to be. Personally I'm in the process of weeding out the black cows and have a compleate red herd. Some sales blacks seem higher some reds, depends on the sale. Look at the big picture and what your goals are. Reds are a bit more tollerant of the heat than black but other than that I don't think the color really makes a whole lot of difference. Keep in mind crossbreeding, red crosses better in every instance than black. It doesn't matter what sale you go to the grey & rat tailed calves always bring a discount.

 

[double v]

most breeds started off red, not all black cattle is angus and thats were people lose track in pricing. With grade cattle you might lose .03-.06 cents with reds to blacks. grow the color that makes you happy, after all thats all that matters

 

[Avalon]

If you are asking the question in regards to profit. You must consider first what and where your market is. What are they buying? In my area people are traditioanlists. If they go looking for replacements, They are looking for a uniform set of cattle. Their tendencies usaully send them hunting for a Hereford Barngus cross Cow. They will want to breed them to and angus Bull. Their goal is to have a momma that still has sweat glans. Offspring that is mostly black with no ear. Something that looks more like the old Black Baldie. thereby maxing out at the sale barn. But that is my market

 

[Anonymous]

Here anything but blacks take a $.30 to $.50 cent hit at the sale barn. I can't take that $150 to $250 lost on my 5 weight calves. If the feed lots want pink with poke a dots then i am looking for a new bull. I am not in the cattle buissness to look at them or like them. I want to sell pounds of beef for the best $ i can. Just my thoughts.

I have seen $.20 around here.

 

[MikeC]

Here anything but blacks take a $.30 to $.50 cent hit at the sale barn. I can't take that $150 to $250 lost on my 5 weight calves. If the feed lots want pink with poke a dots then i am looking for a new bull. I am not in the cattle buissness to look at them or like them. I want to sell pounds of beef for the best $ i can. Just my thoughts.

I have seen $.20 around here.

I'd be willing to bet it wasn't JUST because he was black though. Probably some other inferior trait............... :roll:

 

[ga. prime]

It is indisputable that black puts positive pressure on price per pound. But black is just one of many factors influencing the deciding bid for feed stock.

 

[sodbuster]

what are the advantages and disadvantages of black vs red cattle

I think the black are a little longer, having more ribeye meat, therefore bringing a little more money per pound

 

[novaman]

what are the advantages and disadvantages of black vs red cattle

I think the black are a little longer, having more ribeye meat, therefore bringing a little more money per pound

What? How does color have anything to do with length, ribeye area, or either of those bringing more money per pound? I don't see buyers ultrasounding cattle to see who has the bigger ribeye. But this is pretty funny cuz I can't believe some of the things that people can associate with the almighty black cattle. Seriously, it is just what you prefer. The advantage I see with red is the ability to cross with any color to get a valuable animal. Blacks crossed with whites can lead to rat tails. Then again this is just my opinion.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

No, it's not "pink" it's PURPLE with polka dots!
There is an advantage for blacks over reds OF EQUAL QUALITY as far as sale price - usually - also, depending on location - but most places this holds true.
Heat is harder on black hided cattle.
Length? :shock: get real.
There are good ones & bad ones in all color.
Color shouldn't matter - quality matters.
A good red, white, or grey will outsell a bad black any day, any time at a legit auction.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

what are the advantages and disadvantages of black vs red cattle

I think the black are a little longer, having more ribeye meat, therefore bringing a little more money per pound

We killed some real long black cattle along with some extra long holstiens we averaged 5 more steaks per loin out of the longer cattle. Now theres something to think about when it comes to length them extra 10 steaks per animal netted us over a hundred dollars per animal. We will never buy them short loined cattle again.

The average person does not know this is possible so we can get them long ones every time and never really have to pay any extra.

wonder how did them extra 10 steaks taste. or was it just quanity over quality