Posted by Dan in North Houston on March 11, 2009 at 10:27:47 from (38.100.70.66):
In Reply to: Cattle posted by Mark on March 11, 2009 at 08:32:31:
This is an interesting post. Tractor related because the cattle are part of the justification for the tractor. We had a few cows when I was growing up, but they were a sideline. I know a little about cows themselves but I don't know much about the business. I have some land now; it was leased out for grazing when I bought it so I have let the cattle owner continue with the leasing. So I have about 35 head of mostly black angus on the place, but they are not mine. Maybe at some point I'll get my own. My son in law's father is big into Beefmasters, and of course he thinks I should go that route. He is building his herd, buying some cows and selling some bulls, and I get the impression that it's always at a Beefmaster sale, where the cattle sells at a premium over the run of the mill cow that sells at the local stockyards. I understand that someone will pay a premium for good bloodstock that will have good calves that grow quick and don't eat much, but at some point those cows end up in the meat case at the grocery store, along side the meat from the cows from the local stockyards. I also understand that you can get some "designer" beef at the store - the Angus people have done a good job of promoting their beef and getting a little more for it. But I always wonder if the "genuine Black Angus" beef at the grocery store came from registered cows, or did the cow they butchered just happen to be black? If you invest in designer breeds, is there really a consistant payoff at the end of the line in more profits when sold? What if I buy reasonably healthy calves at the stockyard and feed and take reasonable care of them? Are they significantly less likely to turn into Grade A beef than the designer cows? Will the designer cows always (usually? Most of the time? Occasionally?) get a premium at the stock sale?
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