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<blockquote data-quote="Fire Sweep Ranch" data-source="post: 958226" data-attributes="member: 18809"><p>We started about 6 years ago, so pretty new. Our kids were interested in showing, I wanted beef for my freezer. We researched a bunch of breeds, and settled with Simmentals after long discussion with many breeders. In our area, too many Angus breeders to compete, and enough Simm breeders to get a good genetic start on our herd. We paid just above commercial prices and many times below commercial prices at breed association sales! Most people want their cattle to go to good homes where they will be bred and the line continued, not the stockyards. Our herd is now up to 30, and will not get much bigger since we are limited on acreage. We AI everything, and just had the first need for a clean up bull last winter, which we took the heifer to the breeder to get her bred in that case. </p><p>Our yearly FAMILY membership (covers all 5 of us) is $140, IIRC. Each cow is $10 a year, and that covers registration of her calf, updated EPD's, and the first transfer free of cost. There is not "certificate" fee in Simmental when you AI, unlike other breeds so once you buy your semen there is no other expense. The deal I have worked with my kids, all bulls and steers income goes back to the ranch to pay for feed and fees. All money they earn from the sale of their heifers they get to keep. All premiums they earn from showing and winning they get to keep also. I can tell you that each of our three kids has AT LEAST $2000 in their accounts, and they are 16, 10 and 8. This is the first year since we started that we are actually making some kind of money to put in an account. But I hope from here out that the kids can continue to build their accounts and we can pay the "cattle habit" bills. </p><p>We are by no means "big name", but we breed good cattle, started with super genetics, and had a couple of awesome breeders who helped get us started. We now get calls on a regular basis for people looking for cattle; from show animals to bulls being used on commercial herds. So you can make it with registered cattle, just do your research first. Find out what the market is like in your area and see if you can make it work for you. We really enjoy it!</p><p>Oh, and on a side note, we had our yearly meeting last night for the feed store. The new statistic showed that 85% of cattle owners have less than 50 head of cattle (not sure if that was just in our state or bigger). Now is the time to own cattle...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fire Sweep Ranch, post: 958226, member: 18809"] We started about 6 years ago, so pretty new. Our kids were interested in showing, I wanted beef for my freezer. We researched a bunch of breeds, and settled with Simmentals after long discussion with many breeders. In our area, too many Angus breeders to compete, and enough Simm breeders to get a good genetic start on our herd. We paid just above commercial prices and many times below commercial prices at breed association sales! Most people want their cattle to go to good homes where they will be bred and the line continued, not the stockyards. Our herd is now up to 30, and will not get much bigger since we are limited on acreage. We AI everything, and just had the first need for a clean up bull last winter, which we took the heifer to the breeder to get her bred in that case. Our yearly FAMILY membership (covers all 5 of us) is $140, IIRC. Each cow is $10 a year, and that covers registration of her calf, updated EPD's, and the first transfer free of cost. There is not "certificate" fee in Simmental when you AI, unlike other breeds so once you buy your semen there is no other expense. The deal I have worked with my kids, all bulls and steers income goes back to the ranch to pay for feed and fees. All money they earn from the sale of their heifers they get to keep. All premiums they earn from showing and winning they get to keep also. I can tell you that each of our three kids has AT LEAST $2000 in their accounts, and they are 16, 10 and 8. This is the first year since we started that we are actually making some kind of money to put in an account. But I hope from here out that the kids can continue to build their accounts and we can pay the "cattle habit" bills. We are by no means "big name", but we breed good cattle, started with super genetics, and had a couple of awesome breeders who helped get us started. We now get calls on a regular basis for people looking for cattle; from show animals to bulls being used on commercial herds. So you can make it with registered cattle, just do your research first. Find out what the market is like in your area and see if you can make it work for you. We really enjoy it! Oh, and on a side note, we had our yearly meeting last night for the feed store. The new statistic showed that 85% of cattle owners have less than 50 head of cattle (not sure if that was just in our state or bigger). Now is the time to own cattle... [/QUOTE]
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