stocky
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There is a herd of cattle that was not taken care of and is going to be auctioned off. There are about 20 of the 2-3 year old bulls. They have been overworked and under fed. However, the bulls come from an outstanding breeder. I used to buy his bulls until they got to be more expensive than I wanted to pay. These bulls have frames to weigh 1200-1500 but only weigh 900-1,000. I am thinking of buying 6 or 8 and worming them and feeding them well and then in 60 days turn them out with the cows. Of course, they will have to be semen and trich tested, first. I have no idea what they will cost, guess that will depend on whether or not someone else wants to do the same thing. It may be that they will be too expensive for the effort and it would be better to buy bulls already in good condition. If they go for slaughter price, that would be about 80-85 cents, as thin as they are. But that won't happen. If they sell them guaranteed sound and guaranteed to pass a trich test, there won't be a risk to lose money. However, as thin as they are, they may just pound them and not guarantee them. In that case, you can pay alot over slaughter price and then if they fail the test, you lose money when you sell them for slaughter. They have not decided which way to do it, yet. Anyone bought bulls like this? Had any problems I need to be aware of? Anything else I should be aware of or keep in mind to watch for? Thanks