Posted by tjdub on March 11, 2009 at 10:31:21 from (208.28.88.253):
In Reply to: Cattle posted by Mark on March 11, 2009 at 08:32:31:
As far as these two breeds go, Black Angus is a marketing powerhouse right now and this breed is considered the top price getter. Charolais were quite popular about 20 years ago, but have faded away since.
I would not buy into Charolais unless you find that they sell well in your area. I just culled out the last of my Charolais/Limo cross cows last fall and haven't missed them yet.
As far as your last question about keeping pure bred cattle, unless you want to commit to being a breeder yourself, don't waste your money on registered cows. However, do waste your money on registered bulls. The nice thing about registered animals, is that there are data points for things like calf birth weight for each animal. And this information is available from a third party (breeders association), so you don't have to take the sellers word for it. A good bull is worth the extra investment for a little piece of mind.
If you have a registered bull, but non-registered cattle of the same breed, you run a slight risk of inbreeding. Especially in the age of artificial insemination. Crossing breeds gives you piece of mind there.
Anyway, most of this advice is pretty nitpicky. Selling commercial cattle is for the meat not the hair color. The breed isn't going to effect the sale price all that much. It's just chasing that extra $0.01/lb that we're all after. Looking at the big picture, any gains you have in making your cattle more appealing at sale can be wiped out several times over by losing cows and calves at calving time, maintaining a healthy herd is the bigger priority.
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