W-5":2xbvvuwb said:Thanks for clearing that up for me. I currently just do cow/calf with crossbred cows. I am thinking about purchasing some purebred heifers, just not sure which breed I will be going with.
W-5":de40v1gy said:I am located in north Texas, about an hour north of Dallas.
Caustic Burno":2acwpst8 said:Be sure to find a seedstock producer that doesn't think because it has paper's it is good.
If he is reputable he should only be registering the top 20 to 30% of his calf's the rest should be salebarn bound.
Mid South Guy":2gomtjsm said:Caustic Burno":2gomtjsm said:Be sure to find a seedstock producer that doesn't think because it has paper's it is good.
If he is reputable he should only be registering the top 20 to 30% of his calf's the rest should be salebarn bound.
A turer statment has never been made!
i know some seedstock producers that have 3 or 4 1 tons an 2 or 3 fancy trailers.an i know some that has 1 truck an cattle trailer.Scroote":e86c15br said:A seedstock person has a new 4 door dually diesel pickup and must have a big shiny trailer with show equipment. Without this stuff you better high tail it out of there. Because if they have this stuff then their cows must have good epds!
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There's not a reputable breeder out there that only registers 20 per 100.Caustic Burno":3tg2xl2l said:Be sure to find a seedstock producer that doesn't think because it has paper's it is good.
If he is reputable he should only be registering the top 20 to 30% of his calf's the rest should be salebarn bound.
highgrit":1ffo2zo8 said:I was wondering the same thing MF. You would think if you had quality cows and a good bull most the offspring would be good quality stock. I can see the need to cull, but 70% of the calves seems quite excessive to me. Please explain your thinking?? Thanks
We do too for record keeping and EPDs on the sire and dam. The first teir stay registered, second teir heifers sell as commercial and the third teir heifers go to the feedlot along with the steers. Bulls that aren;t first teir get cut and are sold as steers. Just hauled 3 steers to the sale barn that got cut as yealrings.3waycross":90myghea said:I register them all at birth. I don't sell em all with papers!