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<blockquote data-quote="Cattleman200" data-source="post: 704533" data-attributes="member: 951"><p>Report this postReply with quoteRe: What's a bull worth?</p><p>by Aero on Sat Oct 10, 2009 3:41 pm </p><p></p><p>Cattleman200 wrote:</p><p>Report this postReply with quoteRe: What's a bull worth?</p><p>by Aero on Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:23 pm </p><p></p><p>there is never a reason to pay more than $2500 for a bull.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Thats Great Information ! I have a long list of bulls that I would love to buy for $2500. Who is to say which bull will be the next top semen seller or sire some of the best calves in a given breed? Certainly not someone who is hung up on a maximum of $2500 for a bull. The bottom line is it all depends on what kind of program you have , where you are in your program and what you want the end result to be in your program. I have paid as much as $9000 for a bull and never regretted it. As a matter of fact the bull gained my farm and me a lot of recognition and has made quite a bit of money on top of that. However this kind of decision will always vary from one individual to another.</p><p></p><p>Circle H Ranch</p><p></p><p>i am not trying to make a name for myself from someone else's animals.</p><p></p><p>if you pay more for the bulls on that list, you are either taking a big risk or playing in a market that isn't rooted in the real world. 95+% of commercial cattlemen have no business paying more than $2500 for a bull. the seedstock funny-money world has little to do with commercial profitability. if you think any commercial cattleman can routinely pay $9000 for a bull and it end up being worth it, you are pretty far out of touch with real world economics.</p><p></p><p>I must have missed something that you thought you read. I never saw where this was strictly a commercial cattlemans post. It all depends on what you are doing in your program. I quoted you as saying "there is never a reason to pay more than $2500 for a bull". Im saying that there are sometimes reasons to pay more if you feel the need arises. Blackcowz said he was a young seedstock producer. Many Seedstock producers sell to other seedstock producers as well as commercial cattlemen. Also FYI None of my Seedstock dealings are made in funny money.</p><p></p><p>Circle H Ranch</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cattleman200, post: 704533, member: 951"] Report this postReply with quoteRe: What's a bull worth? by Aero on Sat Oct 10, 2009 3:41 pm Cattleman200 wrote: Report this postReply with quoteRe: What's a bull worth? by Aero on Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:23 pm there is never a reason to pay more than $2500 for a bull. Thats Great Information ! I have a long list of bulls that I would love to buy for $2500. Who is to say which bull will be the next top semen seller or sire some of the best calves in a given breed? Certainly not someone who is hung up on a maximum of $2500 for a bull. The bottom line is it all depends on what kind of program you have , where you are in your program and what you want the end result to be in your program. I have paid as much as $9000 for a bull and never regretted it. As a matter of fact the bull gained my farm and me a lot of recognition and has made quite a bit of money on top of that. However this kind of decision will always vary from one individual to another. Circle H Ranch i am not trying to make a name for myself from someone else's animals. if you pay more for the bulls on that list, you are either taking a big risk or playing in a market that isn't rooted in the real world. 95+% of commercial cattlemen have no business paying more than $2500 for a bull. the seedstock funny-money world has little to do with commercial profitability. if you think any commercial cattleman can routinely pay $9000 for a bull and it end up being worth it, you are pretty far out of touch with real world economics. I must have missed something that you thought you read. I never saw where this was strictly a commercial cattlemans post. It all depends on what you are doing in your program. I quoted you as saying "there is never a reason to pay more than $2500 for a bull". Im saying that there are sometimes reasons to pay more if you feel the need arises. Blackcowz said he was a young seedstock producer. Many Seedstock producers sell to other seedstock producers as well as commercial cattlemen. Also FYI None of my Seedstock dealings are made in funny money. Circle H Ranch [/QUOTE]
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