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<blockquote data-quote="B&amp;amp;M Farms" data-source="post: 1222197" data-attributes="member: 15666"><p>A bull is one of my least expensive purchases in my opinion. Don't forget today you can take that bull to the sale barn after 5 years and get $2000 back. If I spend $6000 for a bull, and then figure $350 a year up keep on him minus the $2000 salvage I get for him after 5 years, I got $5750 in the bull. If I breed him to 30 cows and have a 2% death loss, I end up with around $40 bull cost per calf. About $25 more per calf then using a $2500 bull. I could have saved the extra $3500 and bought the $2500 bull but the interest wouldn't have improved my herd and we have not added higher wean weights or better replacements yet. I may be wrong but I think with $1200+ calves right now most folks can afford to pay more for a decent bull.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="B&M Farms, post: 1222197, member: 15666"] A bull is one of my least expensive purchases in my opinion. Don't forget today you can take that bull to the sale barn after 5 years and get $2000 back. If I spend $6000 for a bull, and then figure $350 a year up keep on him minus the $2000 salvage I get for him after 5 years, I got $5750 in the bull. If I breed him to 30 cows and have a 2% death loss, I end up with around $40 bull cost per calf. About $25 more per calf then using a $2500 bull. I could have saved the extra $3500 and bought the $2500 bull but the interest wouldn't have improved my herd and we have not added higher wean weights or better replacements yet. I may be wrong but I think with $1200+ calves right now most folks can afford to pay more for a decent bull. [/QUOTE]
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