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<blockquote data-quote="rocfarm" data-source="post: 1835684" data-attributes="member: 42715"><p>Thanks for the great response. I'm not the type to go flying into anything with a lot of cash. Just shooting to have 10 calves a year born on my 160 acre place. Doing my operation on the cheap with no debt<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. January 9th and I still haven't fed hay. Not planning on it, either, unless the mommas I have left after my recent drought cull look bad on Feb 1. But my calves are fat and growing well as of this week, so my low-input model could be sustainable. I'll be buying sale barn cattle to be my newest mommas (except for the two black heifers I've already got). I already told the neighbor my cattle are not front pasture, but he looked at them himself and said that wasn't a problem. </p><p></p><p>But it seems from everyone's posts that I should </p><p></p><p>1) Ask for Japanese black and probably shoot for him giving me one that throws 75 lb calves. </p><p> a) If the guy backs out, at least the calves will be black for the sale barn. </p><p> b) 75 lbs calves should be well inside safe for calving ease. </p><p> c) The 'large for Wagyu' 75 lbs calves will probably be a little bit bigger at weaning. </p><p></p><p>2) Buy Angus replacements. </p><p> a) I'm looking at picking up a few head soon so will try to go black as Angus x Wagyu seems to be what everyone is doing. </p><p> b) If I go with this deal I'll cull my bull and any open cows in July and put that money back into Angus replacements. </p><p></p><p>3) Make sure he backgrounds them himself and has the market for them, as I can't handle that as a small producer. </p><p> a) He says he has his own feedlot, so this shouldn't be a problem.</p><p> b) I think he runs in excess of a couple hundred head himself as well, so could work. </p><p></p><p>If anyone else has an opinion, I'd appreciated it. </p><p></p><p>Still haven't heard anyone say it's gonna be a train wreck. At least this ain't belted galloways<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocfarm, post: 1835684, member: 42715"] Thanks for the great response. I’m not the type to go flying into anything with a lot of cash. Just shooting to have 10 calves a year born on my 160 acre place. Doing my operation on the cheap with no debt:). January 9th and I still haven’t fed hay. Not planning on it, either, unless the mommas I have left after my recent drought cull look bad on Feb 1. But my calves are fat and growing well as of this week, so my low-input model could be sustainable. I’ll be buying sale barn cattle to be my newest mommas (except for the two black heifers I’ve already got). I already told the neighbor my cattle are not front pasture, but he looked at them himself and said that wasn’t a problem. But it seems from everyone’s posts that I should 1) Ask for Japanese black and probably shoot for him giving me one that throws 75 lb calves. a) If the guy backs out, at least the calves will be black for the sale barn. b) 75 lbs calves should be well inside safe for calving ease. c) The ‘large for Wagyu’ 75 lbs calves will probably be a little bit bigger at weaning. 2) Buy Angus replacements. a) I’m looking at picking up a few head soon so will try to go black as Angus x Wagyu seems to be what everyone is doing. b) If I go with this deal I’ll cull my bull and any open cows in July and put that money back into Angus replacements. 3) Make sure he backgrounds them himself and has the market for them, as I can‘t handle that as a small producer. a) He says he has his own feedlot, so this shouldn’t be a problem. b) I think he runs in excess of a couple hundred head himself as well, so could work. If anyone else has an opinion, I’d appreciated it. Still haven’t heard anyone say it‘s gonna be a train wreck. At least this ain’t belted galloways:). [/QUOTE]
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