Posted by MirageFlatter on November 03, 2009 at 03:31:40 from (12.36.202.108):
In Reply to: Cattle Question posted by pburchett on November 02, 2009 at 18:32:09:
I've been raising pure bred Black Angus cattle for over twenty years, both registered seed stock, and commercial, so I'm partial to them. In terms of beef quality, my last load of fed steers graded 96% choice or prime, and 88% Certified Angus Beef. Heifers were 100% choice or prime, and 92% Certified Angus Beef. If you go to a high end steak house, and order a rib eye steak that costs you $35.00 or more, chances are very good it's Certified Angus Beef. Here locally, you can buy that steak for $20.00. I have a sister living in NY state, who travels to NYC regularly on business, and after eating one of those $20.00 steaks here this summer, she commented that the same steak would start at $75.00 in Manhattan. As other posters have said, the disposition of cattle usually has way more to do with the way they are handled, than with the breed, or anything else. At calving time, when a cow will be in her most nervous and cranky state all year long, I can put most any of mine in a 12'X12' pen in the barn, and do whatever I may need to do with them, with no further restraint. Some blood lines are noted for having hotter dispositions, I just stay away from them, and the American Angus Assn. has actually begun rating cattle for docility. So there are lot's of tools available to help make decisions, but the smartest decisions can be made in throwing away the clubs, whips, and hot-shots, and handling your cattle as slowly, and quietly as possible. When you go to buy your cattle, observe how they behave when you walk into the pasture, lot, corral, or pen. If they automatically run to the far side, with their heads and tails in the air, you may not want them. If they come after you, you definitely don't. At any rate, I guess I've shared some of what I've learned and know, after owning cattle for over thirty one years, and thrown in a little propaganda for the Black Angus breed as well. I hope it helps, and good luck with your cattle enterprises!! :wink:
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