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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 5397"><p>> I'm a small time hobby farmer who</p><p>> is in love with fleckvieh</p><p>> simmental. My wife says my hobby</p><p>> needs to start breaking even. We</p><p>> have purebreed cattle, but not</p><p>> registered. We always get the</p><p>> lowest prices at the salebarn (our</p><p>> cattle obviously aren't black).</p><p>> What is the best market for our</p><p>> product?</p><p></p><p>Though we don't raise Fleckvieh, I agree that they are some of the nicest looking cattle there are.</p><p></p><p>If you prefer to market your calves through the sale barn and want to improve on the price you are getting for the calves there are a few things you may want to consider:</p><p></p><p>-get involved in your state's feeder calf certification program, which usually requires dehorning, castrating, vaccinating (in the neck region), having the calves weaned and bunk broke for 30 to 45 days, etc.</p><p></p><p>-check with the American Simmental Assn. and your state Simmental association to see if they have breed specific feeder calf sales in your area or a listing of Simmental influenced feeder calves for sale where you can list your calves for sale.</p><p></p><p>-breed your cows to a good black Angus or Brangus bull. You still get to look at those pretty Fleckvieh cows in the pasture, but the resulting calves will likely bring quite a bit more at the sale barn. Not only that, but the Fleckvieh/Angus heifer calves should make great replacement heifers that you may be able to sell at a premium over feeder calf price. In order that you still maintain a Fleckvieh cow herd, breed a handful of your better cows artificially to a Fleckvieh bull every year to get your Fleckvieh replacement females.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 5397"] > I'm a small time hobby farmer who > is in love with fleckvieh > simmental. My wife says my hobby > needs to start breaking even. We > have purebreed cattle, but not > registered. We always get the > lowest prices at the salebarn (our > cattle obviously aren't black). > What is the best market for our > product? Though we don't raise Fleckvieh, I agree that they are some of the nicest looking cattle there are. If you prefer to market your calves through the sale barn and want to improve on the price you are getting for the calves there are a few things you may want to consider: -get involved in your state's feeder calf certification program, which usually requires dehorning, castrating, vaccinating (in the neck region), having the calves weaned and bunk broke for 30 to 45 days, etc. -check with the American Simmental Assn. and your state Simmental association to see if they have breed specific feeder calf sales in your area or a listing of Simmental influenced feeder calves for sale where you can list your calves for sale. -breed your cows to a good black Angus or Brangus bull. You still get to look at those pretty Fleckvieh cows in the pasture, but the resulting calves will likely bring quite a bit more at the sale barn. Not only that, but the Fleckvieh/Angus heifer calves should make great replacement heifers that you may be able to sell at a premium over feeder calf price. In order that you still maintain a Fleckvieh cow herd, breed a handful of your better cows artificially to a Fleckvieh bull every year to get your Fleckvieh replacement females. [/QUOTE]
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