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There are exceptions to every rule but typically northern cattle will eat much more than southern cattle. Feed in equals pounds put on. I've fed quite a few of both origins and can never get southern cattle to eat as much as northerns. Just goes back to eating like there is no tomorrow so they...

I was scheduled to take several loads to this plant each day the week of June 16, but on the 17th(I think that is the right day) I got a call not to bring any more till they told me to. The story I got was that their main electrical service coming into the plant had melted down and left the...

I have fed out black hided cattle and other colored cattle and it doesn't make one bit of difference what I prefer. It makes all the difference in the world what the packers want and I will tell you without a doubt that at this point in time (actually the last 5-10 years every packer buyer that...

No pins or plates or screws but am on a first name basis with an Orthepedic Suregon sp in Sioux Falls SD. I think I helped him put an addition on his house, but my hand nearly works like original.

Maybe. Hopefully not any time soon. Local joke around my freinds is I should write a book of all the weird crap that has happened to me over the years, some brought on by my always being in a rush and some just plain dumb luck

About 5 years ago I had 10 loads of 1400# steers going out one afternoon and as the second to last load was pulling away from the chute I saw a leg sticking through the floor of the nose deck. Had the driver back up and unload the tail , top deck and nose and as the last one came off I headed up...

Can cattle get distemper and if so can they get it by having a coon that died from distemper ground in their feed? I've found several dead coons around the place since fall, thought they died from distemper. Tub ground some hay yesterday and tonight I found part of a ground up coon tail in the...

Heel Fly, don't feel bad about starting to go black cross. I have two pens of all blacks , two pens of char xs and one pen of mixed fats almost ready for slaughter. The buyers stop and look at the blacks but drive right by th e others so guess what will be coming in for replacements. And as long...

Hello, been reading Ranchers.net for 5 plus years but finally got up the courage to put in my 2 cents worth. I've been feeding cattle for 35 years. Some making money and some losing my butt. To comment on getting stiffed,it works both ways. In the past 5 or so years I have been buying all my...