Re: OT question about angus heifers

Posted by Walt Davies on January 27, 2007 at 09:21:44 from (72.173.58.4):

In Reply to: OT question about angus heifers posted by Chris in WI on January 26, 2007 at 19:31:21:

I run Purebred Black Limousin. My bull is scured and some of my cows are polled some are horned. I get a mix of polled and horned calves. Some Black and some Red it all depends on the luck of the draw.
A friend of mine who is changing to Limiflex, Limousin cross mix, has pretty much got his heard to all polled now. it a hard thing but you can do it if you keep breeding back to polled only to get rid of the horn gene. My self i don't care as they don't seem to make much difference at the market whether they are polled or horned. I quit dehorning them also. Why spend the cost and time for something that only adds weight to the animal. when i sell them at the auction the buyers could care less they bid on condition and weight. Keep them under 800 lbs and the price jumps right up over that and take your chances you could loose as much as 40 percent. For the best prices I sell at about 6 to 8 months Limousin will not grow much between 6 months and 1 year then they take off like crazy. that gives me a 5 to 6 months period to sell them at the 700 lb range where the price is best. they don't eat a lot of hay over the winter when young but if you can sell in the spring you do save that and get a better price. It all about watching the market and hoping it stays up when you decide to sell. I have seen the market drop over night and jump right back up the week.
Walt

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