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<blockquote data-quote="rocfarm" data-source="post: 1764823" data-attributes="member: 42715"><p>Have to admit [USER=40587]@Warren Allison[/USER] has a point. I'm still a bit of a newb, but from what I could tell, corriente scrubs at 250 to 300 each bred back to angus is one of the few ways still available to make money in the cattle business if you are not going to sell expensive-to-maintain genetics or way overpay to get started.</p><p></p><p>After all, the business side is all about what you get for what you pay, and a viable way is to 'lose face' because you take the 'scrubs' and let others turn their noses up at your low-quality, back-pasture stock. But low cost/input with decent returns is often higher profit than high cost/input with higher returns (that have labor-intensive marketing). And cattle science says that smaller framed, efficient-calf-raising cows that breed back faster every year (i.e. corriente) are actually consistently the best money makers.</p><p></p><p>Got a corriente that will have a long-term home if she throws and raises ok calves for me beginning in 2023. I'll even retain her heifers if they look efficient and show good temperament. </p><p></p><p>But I'm too old to deal with a whole herd of them. Not too easy to handle, and can be hard on the fences if they so choose.</p><p></p><p>Also why I don't have a herd of F1 Braford. Same deal. Moneymakers, but hard on the health on the docility side of things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocfarm, post: 1764823, member: 42715"] Have to admit [USER=40587]@Warren Allison[/USER] has a point. I’m still a bit of a newb, but from what I could tell, corriente scrubs at 250 to 300 each bred back to angus is one of the few ways still available to make money in the cattle business if you are not going to sell expensive-to-maintain genetics or way overpay to get started. After all, the business side is all about what you get for what you pay, and a viable way is to ‘lose face’ because you take the ‘scrubs’ and let others turn their noses up at your low-quality, back-pasture stock. But low cost/input with decent returns is often higher profit than high cost/input with higher returns (that have labor-intensive marketing). And cattle science says that smaller framed, efficient-calf-raising cows that breed back faster every year (i.e. corriente) are actually consistently the best money makers. Got a corriente that will have a long-term home if she throws and raises ok calves for me beginning in 2023. I’ll even retain her heifers if they look efficient and show good temperament. But I’m too old to deal with a whole herd of them. Not too easy to handle, and can be hard on the fences if they so choose. Also why I don’t have a herd of F1 Braford. Same deal. Moneymakers, but hard on the health on the docility side of things. [/QUOTE]
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