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<blockquote data-quote="Keren" data-source="post: 685941" data-attributes="member: 3195"><p>Since you asked it and not many people have commented ... its a very good idea to have a handful of registered, show quality cows to play around with, alongside a commercial herd for selling freezer beef or saleyard. The show game is very expensive and the commercial herd will subsidize your bit of fun, while you build the reputation required to make the show herd financially productive. </p><p></p><p>If you like poll herefords, then go with them. They are a very versatile breed. If I were in your shoes, I'd buy 3 - 5 registered PH cows, 3 in 1 units if you can manage it, as high quality as you can afford. AI them to a good PH bull when the time comes. Play around with them at the shows. </p><p></p><p>For the commercial herd, buy as many commercial purebred PH cows (3 in 1's preferably) as you can afford and sustain on your land. Go to the local salebarn and see what sells best. If its black baldies, then find a good black bull to put over the cows - he could be black angus, limousin or even gelbvieh/balancer. If its red baldies find a good red bull - red angus, traditional limo, red gelb/balancer, even shorthorn although you are likely to get some broken coats. If its yellow baldies go with a charolais bull or even simmental. If bos indicus influenced calves sell the best, go for a brahman or brahman influenced bull. So if tigerstripes sell best, go for the brahman. If black calves with a bit of ear sell well, go for a brangus bull etc. </p><p></p><p>And of course, the fencing and working facilities come before the cattle ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keren, post: 685941, member: 3195"] Since you asked it and not many people have commented ... its a very good idea to have a handful of registered, show quality cows to play around with, alongside a commercial herd for selling freezer beef or saleyard. The show game is very expensive and the commercial herd will subsidize your bit of fun, while you build the reputation required to make the show herd financially productive. If you like poll herefords, then go with them. They are a very versatile breed. If I were in your shoes, I'd buy 3 - 5 registered PH cows, 3 in 1 units if you can manage it, as high quality as you can afford. AI them to a good PH bull when the time comes. Play around with them at the shows. For the commercial herd, buy as many commercial purebred PH cows (3 in 1's preferably) as you can afford and sustain on your land. Go to the local salebarn and see what sells best. If its black baldies, then find a good black bull to put over the cows - he could be black angus, limousin or even gelbvieh/balancer. If its red baldies find a good red bull - red angus, traditional limo, red gelb/balancer, even shorthorn although you are likely to get some broken coats. If its yellow baldies go with a charolais bull or even simmental. If bos indicus influenced calves sell the best, go for a brahman or brahman influenced bull. So if tigerstripes sell best, go for the brahman. If black calves with a bit of ear sell well, go for a brangus bull etc. And of course, the fencing and working facilities come before the cattle ;-) [/QUOTE]
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