Cross breeder #1":17g73zkj said:my only question is y longhorns? there are other breeds that can survive extremely well on low input like North Devon though they can proboly wean a way bigger calf. If it's just a hobby should be gr8 X
djinwa":26zmthmc said:Cross breeder #1":26zmthmc said:my only question is y longhorns? there are other breeds that can survive extremely well on low input like North Devon though they can proboly wean a way bigger calf. If it's just a hobby should be gr8 X
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You can sell anything but at what price?? Around here longhorns bring about 50% of what other good cows and calves bring. LH Pair $800...good angus or brangus $1600-1800cmay":2keynhye said:You won't need to worry about the birthweights with longhorn cows.
There are good reasons to start with longhorn cows. One is the cost per cow initial investment. Another is they are easy keepers.
Also agree the only unmarketable calf is a dead calf.
I don't think he's selling pairs, he's selling calves. We've gotten docked a little on the cross, but not that much. Especially when you figure in the input costs to purchase and maintain them, they figure out right with the big black cows.TexasBred":cgufwk2v said:You can sell anything but at what price?? Around here longhorns bring about 50% of what other good cows and calves bring. LH Pair $800...good angus or brangus $1600-1800cmay":cgufwk2v said:You won't need to worry about the birthweights with longhorn cows.
There are good reasons to start with longhorn cows. One is the cost per cow initial investment. Another is they are easy keepers.
Also agree the only unmarketable calf is a dead calf.
In that case seems everyone would have a couple hundred of them. The cross might help a bit but the staight longhorn calves still bring about half what other calves bring. Anything with that skunk stripe down it's back is going to get docked unless you have a few calf ropers in the crowd.heath":30hn9lxt said:I don't think he's selling pairs, he's selling calves. We've gotten docked a little on the cross, but not that much. Especially when you figure in the input costs to purchase and maintain them, they figure out right with the big black cows.TexasBred":30hn9lxt said:You can sell anything but at what price?? Around here longhorns bring about 50% of what other good cows and calves bring. LH Pair $800...good angus or brangus $1600-1800cmay":30hn9lxt said:You won't need to worry about the birthweights with longhorn cows.
There are good reasons to start with longhorn cows. One is the cost per cow initial investment. Another is they are easy keepers.
Also agree the only unmarketable calf is a dead calf.
Gr8 means great and y longhorns means why longhorns. it should be a good cross because the heifers will make good replacements and the steers will be ok. I just said why because i know that you make just as much money as with the bigger cows but i wouoldnt want anything like that because i dont want to work with itdjinwa":wghhmwav said:Cross breeder #1":wghhmwav said:my only question is y longhorns? there are other breeds that can survive extremely well on low input like North Devon though they can proboly wean a way bigger calf. If it's just a hobby should be gr8 X
What does "y longhorns" mean?
What does "gr8 X" mean?
Rustler9":2m39j5zu said:You should get mostly solid colors from your Simmental/Longhorn cross. Should be a good cross and they'll bring as much as the other black or red generic calves or at least they would around here. I have a question for you people who are paying $1600 for your commercial cows. How many calves will you have to sell to pay for her and also how long will she get to stay in your herd? The Longhorn momma cow will produce calves twice as long as most British and Continentals. Everybody that I know who runs these say they have to send em to the grinder at about ten years old. My Longhorn cows are still working way up in their teens.