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<blockquote data-quote="Caustic Burno" data-source="post: 1568302" data-attributes="member: 694"><p>I can't remember if it was Beef magazine or a TAMU workshop on seedstock operations. The average folds up in ten years or less.</p><p>Your selling your name as well as cattle. Angus breeders are a dime a dozen, why would I spend my money with an unknown breeder. Your trying to buy a ticket on a train that's full.</p><p>I played that game for decades different breed. The commercial cattlemen makes or breaks you, the guy with cattle on the magazine cover isn't wearing out a trail to your door.</p><p>Biggest mistake I see is pasture blindness thinking because it has papers makes it better hamburger. They are all hamburger your fooling yourself if you think not.</p><p>If I was starting out again today Angus is the last breed I would try to compete in unless it was Red. Gotta to remember your going to still be hauling calves to the salebarn.</p><p>Just recently 100 head Angus operation folded up here, just can't compete. I talked with the guy last week at my cowpen about profit per cow. Each area of the country is different. Here I would be marketing a Hereford ,Brahman or Brangus lot less competition, you don't have to be big to play just offer a better cow. If I really wanted to ring the bell I would learn AI. Buy the best grey Brahman heifers I could and AI with sexed semen for heifers. That would be the niche money maker in this area. My :2cents:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Caustic Burno, post: 1568302, member: 694"] I can’t remember if it was Beef magazine or a TAMU workshop on seedstock operations. The average folds up in ten years or less. Your selling your name as well as cattle. Angus breeders are a dime a dozen, why would I spend my money with an unknown breeder. Your trying to buy a ticket on a train that’s full. I played that game for decades different breed. The commercial cattlemen makes or breaks you, the guy with cattle on the magazine cover isn’t wearing out a trail to your door. Biggest mistake I see is pasture blindness thinking because it has papers makes it better hamburger. They are all hamburger your fooling yourself if you think not. If I was starting out again today Angus is the last breed I would try to compete in unless it was Red. Gotta to remember your going to still be hauling calves to the salebarn. Just recently 100 head Angus operation folded up here, just can’t compete. I talked with the guy last week at my cowpen about profit per cow. Each area of the country is different. Here I would be marketing a Hereford ,Brahman or Brangus lot less competition, you don’t have to be big to play just offer a better cow. If I really wanted to ring the bell I would learn AI. Buy the best grey Brahman heifers I could and AI with sexed semen for heifers. That would be the niche money maker in this area. My :2cents: [/QUOTE]
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