I'll explain the difference as best as possible.I just really don't understand how selling corriente crossed calves would be unscrupulous. If you buy a head cow at the same sale you take the same exact chance. You're buying without knowing any history or if they have had health issues. If I get burnt on a cow trade then that's on me. It's my obligation to train my eye and increase my knowledge not for somebody to fully disclose the information. That's just capitalism and a free market. Education isn't free and you better learn fast or you won't be in the cattle business very long. I would still bet them feed lots are making money on those corr crossed calves. Maybe not as much as they'd like... Seems like the people raising and selling the cattle are the ones getting paid the least anyway.
If you come on here and say I bought some corriente type cattle I'm trying to breed up to an Angus. I had x amount of dollars to work with or hell even if you say I got a good deal on them and wanted to see if I could make a buck you probably won't hear much. You might get a comment or two. Some one might suggest breeding up to maxize your dollar, but all in all most will just keep going. In fact, I would like to see some one bring honest numbers forward on it. I think we all enjoy seeing posts like Murray's or some others that do that.
BUT, if you come on here running your mouth trying to bet people how "your" cattle can beat every one else's, with cattle you don't even own, and made up stuff we all know isn't true... it's going to start a chit storm.
It's a pretty simple deal.