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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 1089036" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>I think as good calves of any breed become harder to find due to the shrinking US cattle herd the abilityof "promotion" to cause a discount among equal quality calves will gradually disappear.</p><p></p><p>The few Hereford calves I have sold at our local sale barn sold right with good blacks in the same weight range. Most of mine so far have been sold for freezer beef and those customers don't care what color the hide was, just how good is the beef when they put it on a plate.</p><p></p><p>There are exceptions in any breed but I think my Herefords are about as docile and easy to work with as any. Sometimes they remind me of 1300 lb teddy bears. Even my bulls, while still bulls, defer to me and I am never afraid to be around them in their winter pasture.</p><p></p><p>My vet raises registered Angus. He says his get pinkeye more than my Herefords do. He has more cows but the point is pinkeye is spread by flies, not hide color. Cancer eye was a problem with herefords in some areas years ago. However that has largely been bred out. There is also an emphasis on eye pigment in herefords these days.</p><p></p><p>Herefords outwinter well in my low input rotational grazing system.</p><p></p><p>My goal is to create a herd of pure Hereford cows then experiment with different bulls on them for F1 heterosis on terminal calves.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p><p></p><p>edit: I see no reason to sell calves like these at a discount</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h414/SRBeef1/IMG_1255_calvescrossingintonewcorn_010514_zps5d2d6648.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 1089036, member: 7509"] I think as good calves of any breed become harder to find due to the shrinking US cattle herd the abilityof "promotion" to cause a discount among equal quality calves will gradually disappear. The few Hereford calves I have sold at our local sale barn sold right with good blacks in the same weight range. Most of mine so far have been sold for freezer beef and those customers don't care what color the hide was, just how good is the beef when they put it on a plate. There are exceptions in any breed but I think my Herefords are about as docile and easy to work with as any. Sometimes they remind me of 1300 lb teddy bears. Even my bulls, while still bulls, defer to me and I am never afraid to be around them in their winter pasture. My vet raises registered Angus. He says his get pinkeye more than my Herefords do. He has more cows but the point is pinkeye is spread by flies, not hide color. Cancer eye was a problem with herefords in some areas years ago. However that has largely been bred out. There is also an emphasis on eye pigment in herefords these days. Herefords outwinter well in my low input rotational grazing system. My goal is to create a herd of pure Hereford cows then experiment with different bulls on them for F1 heterosis on terminal calves. Jim edit: I see no reason to sell calves like these at a discount [img]http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h414/SRBeef1/IMG_1255_calvescrossingintonewcorn_010514_zps5d2d6648.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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