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When You Buy The
Right Bull, “Quality is Free”
Order buyers at the
local sale barn are paid to save their employer
money. The only leverage the seller has is the
competitive biding generated by the level of
supply. The price received is the lowest common
denominator factored only by pounds and visual
preferences. For those that sell in this
scenario, live births and weaning weights are
the traits that carry the most value. A bull
with high fertility and the ability to add
twenty pounds to average weaning weights will
offer the best return for this producer.
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Effects of Adding Twenty Pounds to Weaning
for Calves Sold at Local Auction Barn |
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Avg. Price Jan. - May 2003 # 2 Feeders |
$0.83 |
Steers &
Heifers |
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Twenty Pound Avg. Increase at Weaning |
$ 16.60 |
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Twenty-five calves sired (Twenty sold @
weaning) |
$332.00 |
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Four Years Service with Bull |
$1,328.00 |
Direct Payback |
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Five Heifers Retained per Year for four
Years |
20 |
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Ten Pounds Increase at Weaning (1/2 of Sires
twenty) |
200 |
lbs. |
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Ten Years in Herd |
2,000.00 |
lbs. Added by
daughters |
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Financial Contribution of Daughters |
$1,660.00 |
Indirect
Payback |
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Salvage Value of Bull (850 lb. Carcass @ $
.35) |
$297.50 |
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| Breakeven
Cost of Bull |
$3,285.50 |
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With the right
bull, you may want to retain ownership through
the feedlot and sell based on quality grade.
The advantages for the producer are many. You
get paid based the hard work invested in
improving the quality of your cattle. Custom
feedlots will finance the feed costs and provide
you with assistance in insuring you get the best
price for your product. In addition, you will
receive valuable information about your cattle
that will help you improve as well as bolster
your bargaining position in future sales. When
you have proof that your cattle will grade
choice and convert feed at a five to one ratio,
you can demand #1 feeder prices.
Compare:
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Effects of
Retaining Ownership and Using a Bull that
Adds Weaning Weight, Feed Efficiency, &
Carcass Quality to Prove Your Production of
#1 Feeder Cattle. |
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Avg. Price Jan. - May 2003 - #1 Feeder
Prices |
$0.9033 |
Steers & Heifers |
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Twenty Pound Avg. Increase at Weaning |
18.0654 |
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Twenty-five calves sired (Twenty sold @
weaning) |
$361.31 |
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Four Years Service with Bull |
$1,445.23 |
Direct Payback |
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Five Heifers Retained per Year for four
Years |
20 |
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Ten Pounds Increase at Weaning (1/2 of Sires
twenty) |
200 |
lbs. |
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Ten Years in Herd |
2,000.00 |
lbs. Added by daughters |
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Financial Contribution of Daughters @
weaning |
$1,806.54 |
Indirect Payback |
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Salvage Value of Bull (850 lb. Carcass @ $
.35) |
$297.50 |
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Breakeven Cost of Bull |
$3,549.27 |
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Cattle sired by
our Red Brangus bulls have consistently met the
stringent standards required for #1 feeder
cattle. They convert feed at the five to one
ratio and grade choice in over seventy percent
of the carcasses. Our bulls offer this without
sacrificing fertility, milk, or structural
integrity. We have selected for balance from
the very beginning because we believe all
efficiency and quality traits are equally
important. The Genetic Edge we have is heat
tolerance with Angus carcass quality. This is
why Red Brangus is “The Tropical Choice.”
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