I find that Angus do better in price per pound as feeders. If that is red or black depends on what feedlot is buying. Usually the farther south the feedlot is the more they would want red.
For a small operator lots of things come into play in choosing stock. First thing is are you finishing the calves or selling as feeders to a feedlot. If you finish your own calves you have a lot more choices because lots of cattle produce a good finished product. But if you sell to feedlots your choices narrow because a feedlot is looking for a select calf that fits the group. They want a group of calves to grade high; finish in the same amount of days on a set feed intake. For most feedlots that equates to Angus.
As a cow calf operator you have a lot more to consider than hair color when choosing stock. For me Black Angus is the worse choice. Black Angus will actually loose weight in our summer heat. And summer is the time of the year you should be adding the most weight per day. Even though we get docked something with big ears pays off in the long run when you figure the price per calf sold rather than the price per pound sold. Price per pound means nothing when you put the check in the bank. Amount on the check compared to acres and overall head count is what you need to look at.
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