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<blockquote data-quote="lakegerts" data-source="post: 958003" data-attributes="member: 18937"><p>I have had commercial and now have purebred. It is an expensive process. Feeding cattle for shows, participating in consignment sales, etc. Registered cattle are a lot like commercial cattle, sometimes the cattle are good, sometimes they aren't. I bought two cows when I first started. Both 3 n 1's. I paid top quality commercial price. They where good cows but didn't have the "genetics" some of the other cows had. I thought when I first started, the more you paid for something the better the cow was. Luckily I learned quick that wasn't the case. I have a couple of expensive cows in my herd that are good cows, but I also have some cattle in my herd I paid less than stock barn price for (mostly cause they were coming out of the Texas drought) that are just as good or better than my expensive cattle. When you get a deal on one, it turns into one of your favorite cows pretty quick. I look at EPD's but I think more people care about their bloodlines, so I look stronger at that. The best thing you can do in the Registered business is make friends with the guy you are buying off of. I have learned, if you buy off them, especially a bull, they will buy off of you. Cause if its a heifer they are buying off you out of their bull, they already know half that animals blood line. Plus having friends makes it all worth it. Maybe it's not as friendly in other breeds, but in Santa Gertrudis, I haven't met anyone I didn't like.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lakegerts, post: 958003, member: 18937"] I have had commercial and now have purebred. It is an expensive process. Feeding cattle for shows, participating in consignment sales, etc. Registered cattle are a lot like commercial cattle, sometimes the cattle are good, sometimes they aren't. I bought two cows when I first started. Both 3 n 1's. I paid top quality commercial price. They where good cows but didn't have the "genetics" some of the other cows had. I thought when I first started, the more you paid for something the better the cow was. Luckily I learned quick that wasn't the case. I have a couple of expensive cows in my herd that are good cows, but I also have some cattle in my herd I paid less than stock barn price for (mostly cause they were coming out of the Texas drought) that are just as good or better than my expensive cattle. When you get a deal on one, it turns into one of your favorite cows pretty quick. I look at EPD's but I think more people care about their bloodlines, so I look stronger at that. The best thing you can do in the Registered business is make friends with the guy you are buying off of. I have learned, if you buy off them, especially a bull, they will buy off of you. Cause if its a heifer they are buying off you out of their bull, they already know half that animals blood line. Plus having friends makes it all worth it. Maybe it's not as friendly in other breeds, but in Santa Gertrudis, I haven't met anyone I didn't like. [/QUOTE]
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