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<blockquote data-quote="Smokey Bull" data-source="post: 814779" data-attributes="member: 15321"><p>As someone earlier in this thread said; I am also relatively new to the "cow bidness", but, spent my first 17 years growing up in it...then we got absolutely crushed in the "crash of '73-'74...went to leasing the place after that. Then I heard the "calling" again, and here I am. AND, of course, I have my nickel's worth of opinion.</p><p></p><p>When I selected my bull, I went to a breeder that was 1 generation removed from the original breed foundation herd. This operation has stayed remarkably consistent in how they breed and raise their animals for 2 generations. I just wanted consistency of conformation, temperment, and yield. AND, I got lucky. I bought one that many considered a "hind-tit" runt. All he has done, so far, is give me "little boxcars on legs". In my operation, overhead and ROI make the bottom line. I only buy 4-6 year old cows, medium framed, and only by private treaty so that I know their history. They tend to cost less than the "pretty girls" yet give me consistent 1000+ pounders at 12-16 months. They also have high carcass yields and since I get paid on the rail or by direct sales...they are profitable. All of my girls have a dollar on dollar 16 month ROI...I realize luck has a lot to do with it, but so does not buying bulls every year or so or the dice roll of AI. </p><p></p><p>I'm not trying to toot my own horn, just taking a long way to say that you can be profitable (sometimes more so) with the $1.00 per pounders versus chasing the premiums by sticking to low overhead, consistent production.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Smokey Bull, post: 814779, member: 15321"] As someone earlier in this thread said; I am also relatively new to the "cow bidness", but, spent my first 17 years growing up in it...then we got absolutely crushed in the "crash of '73-'74...went to leasing the place after that. Then I heard the "calling" again, and here I am. AND, of course, I have my nickel's worth of opinion. When I selected my bull, I went to a breeder that was 1 generation removed from the original breed foundation herd. This operation has stayed remarkably consistent in how they breed and raise their animals for 2 generations. I just wanted consistency of conformation, temperment, and yield. AND, I got lucky. I bought one that many considered a "hind-tit" runt. All he has done, so far, is give me "little boxcars on legs". In my operation, overhead and ROI make the bottom line. I only buy 4-6 year old cows, medium framed, and only by private treaty so that I know their history. They tend to cost less than the "pretty girls" yet give me consistent 1000+ pounders at 12-16 months. They also have high carcass yields and since I get paid on the rail or by direct sales...they are profitable. All of my girls have a dollar on dollar 16 month ROI...I realize luck has a lot to do with it, but so does not buying bulls every year or so or the dice roll of AI. I'm not trying to toot my own horn, just taking a long way to say that you can be profitable (sometimes more so) with the $1.00 per pounders versus chasing the premiums by sticking to low overhead, consistent production. [/QUOTE]
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