bulls

[Hay Feeder]

I watched the end of Feltons sale. Bulls looked rather young at the end of it. Those bulls sold very good. The bred heifers got my attention no grain but did not look like they had much feed cost in them. What I saw of the horses they sold good to me.
I did see the presale show but only watched the end of the sale.

 

[Faster horses]

I'm sorry Hay Feeder. I don't understand what you are trying to say.
Would you try it again a little differently? Thanks.

 

[valleyhills]

[/quote][/b] me too, and just looking doesn't cost much i'm going to Koupal's on Monday. looking is all i'll probably be able to afford, but we'll see........[/quote]

Hey Justin how did Lavern's and Bud's Bulls look this year? I helped them calve a couple years ago. Great cattle and great people.

 

[Justin]

[/b] me too, and just looking doesn't cost much i'm going to Koupal's on Monday. looking is all i'll probably be able to afford, but we'll see........[/quote]

Hey Justin how did Lavern's and Bud's Bulls look this year? I helped them calve a couple years ago. Great cattle and great people.[/quote]

the sale is this coming Monday, the 15th. i'll let ya know on Tuesday

 

[Andy]

I have spent as much as 7500 on a bull and as little as 1300. I made more money on the 1300 dollar bull as he would breed everything in sight and out lasted the more expensive bulls. The best bulls i have ever used were my homeraised bulls.

 

[Northern Rancher]

Never spend more than you can afford to cull and make sure he's worth what you spend. There's a bigger difference between a 2,000 and a 3,000 bull than their usually is between a 5,000 and a 10,000 one.

 

[red61]

Are you all more inclined to buy a bull on a large sale or from a breeder private treaty?

 

[Northern Rancher]

I like to buy from outfits that use cows to pay the bills.

 

[per]

I don't care as long as the conditions are similar to mine in regards to environment and animal husbandry.

 

[Justin]

Are you all more inclined to buy a bull on a large sale or from a breeder private treaty?

it doesn't really matter to me. i've bought from both and had pretty good luck.

 

[leanin' H]

I am hoping to buy a bull in March for $2000. We'll see! :wink:

what do you have your eyes set on H?

I am hoping to get a nice Angus bull from Yardley Cattle Company in Beaver, Utah. I can't afford the top end of their sale. But I bought a bull in the middle 4 years ago that did all I wanted and more. My cousin, who runs Grandpa's ranch, has bought bulls from them for years. Same deal.... middle of the sale order with great results. They sell bulls that are in perfect condition. Wintered on long stem hay with zero creep. Bulls that don't melt like an ice cream cone come July on the desert. I am a firm believer in running quality over quanity every time, especially since I'm don't have numbers anyway. The sales I have followed or been to this year are encouraging. Prices seem down a tad which is good unless you are the one selling! :? Maybe I'll buy three or four! Then my bull to cow ratio will be 3 to 1 Or i'll blow all my money on a Chianina+Saler+Tarantaise and go to breeding elk. :wink:

 

[Dylan Biggs]

with bull sale season now soon to start ,what are you willing to spend for a bull.

Only what I can afford. :lol: :lol:

 

[Hereford76]

I like to buy from outfits that use cows to pay the bills.

if you ask me those are pretty good words.

although these 3/4 front angle pics don't do bulls justice usually.

here's a little different angle.

Bull 803 42924830 
BD 3/27/2008
ACT BW 85
Cow Weight at wean (202 days) 1188
Cow BCS at wean 6
Cow Frame 5
Actual WW 10/15 (202 days) 738
ADJ 205 747.70
ACT% Body W Weaned 62.12%
ADJ% Body W Weaned 62.94%
Scrotal (353 days) 37.50cm
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[gcreekrch]

I've bought bulls for anywhere from $1600 to $5000. The cheap bulls really did no good for my calf crop and one of the expensive ones ( a Simmental from a well respected herd :roll: ) had the worst feet I have ever seen by the time he was three.
The guy most of our bulls have come from runs over 1000 cows now and doesn't have many oil wells on his place.
We also keep a few of our own mongrelized breed calves for bulls, if they are the right type and out of a good cow they usually breed true for type.

The best ones are the ones that stay sound and fertile for 8 to 10 years. :wink:

 

[Soapweed]

with bull sale season now soon to start ,what are you willing to spend for a bull.

A friend stopped in town a few weeks ago, as he returned from attending an Angus bull sale. He was lamenting that he didn't get any bulls bought, even though he had bid $5500 on one bull that brought $5750. After he left, Sparky asked me, "Dad, have you ever spent $5000 on a bull?" "No," I said, "but once I spent $5000 on four bulls." :wink:

Today I went on a bull buying binge before calving begins in earnest. I purchased 5 bulls from one source for $1250 apiece. Half the money was put down, and the other half will be paid when the bulls are picked up in May. Then I went to another bull producer. He wanted $1400 apiece for some real nice bulls. I ended up trading twelve 11-year-old cows for six of his bulls. The cows will go to his place very soon, and he will continue keeping the bulls I traded for until May.

 

[Justin]

with bull sale season now soon to start ,what are you willing to spend for a bull.

A friend stopped in town a few weeks ago, as he returned from attending an Angus bull sale. He was lamenting that he didn't get any bulls bought, even though he had bid $5500 on one bull that brought $5750. After he left, Sparky asked me, "Dad, have you ever spent $5000 on a bull?" "No," I said, "but once I spent $5000 on four bulls." :wink:

Today I went on a bull buying binge before calving begins in earnest. I purchased 5 bulls from one source for $1250 apiece. Half the money was put down, and the other half will be paid when the bulls are picked up in May. Then I went to another bull producer. He wanted $1400 apiece for some real nice bulls. I ended up trading twelve 11-year-old cows for six of his bulls. The cows will go to his place very soon, and he will continue keeping the bulls I traded for until May.

i'm just guessing that these are commercial bulls? if that is the case, what information about them does the seller provide for you? in other words, how do you know what you are getting? not that EPDs are bomb proof anyways :wink:

 

[Grassfarmer]

The old story I was brought up on was you should figure to pay the price of 3 fat steers for a bull in a commercial herd and three times that price for a bull to use in a seedstock operation.

 

[Soapweed]

with bull sale season now soon to start ,what are you willing to spend for a bull.

A friend stopped in town a few weeks ago, as he returned from attending an Angus bull sale. He was lamenting that he didn't get any bulls bought, even though he had bid $5500 on one bull that brought $5750. After he left, Sparky asked me, "Dad, have you ever spent $5000 on a bull?" "No," I said, "but once I spent $5000 on four bulls." :wink:

Today I went on a bull buying binge before calving begins in earnest. I purchased 5 bulls from one source for $1250 apiece. Half the money was put down, and the other half will be paid when the bulls are picked up in May. Then I went to another bull producer. He wanted $1400 apiece for some real nice bulls. I ended up trading twelve 11-year-old cows for six of his bulls. The cows will go to his place very soon, and he will continue keeping the bulls I traded for until May.

i'm just guessing that these are commercial bulls? if that is the case, what information about them does the seller provide for you? in other words, how do you know what you are getting? not that EPDs are bomb proof anyways :wink:

They are all commercial bulls. The first five I bought are all results of AI, and the sires are reputable with high-falutin' pedigrees. Five of the other six are half brothers out of the same sire, and they are 3/8 Maine-Anjou 5/8 Angus. Their offspring will be 3/16 Maine and 13/16 Angus. I can probably live with that. The last bull is straight Angus and might be the best bull of the 11. He is out of an AI sire, but that sire couldn't be registered because of a technicality of some kind.

This is my story, and I'm stickin' to it. :wink:

 

[Justin]

A friend stopped in town a few weeks ago, as he returned from attending an Angus bull sale. He was lamenting that he didn't get any bulls bought, even though he had bid $5500 on one bull that brought $5750. After he left, Sparky asked me, "Dad, have you ever spent $5000 on a bull?" "No," I said, "but once I spent $5000 on four bulls." :wink:

Today I went on a bull buying binge before calving begins in earnest. I purchased 5 bulls from one source for $1250 apiece. Half the money was put down, and the other half will be paid when the bulls are picked up in May. Then I went to another bull producer. He wanted $1400 apiece for some real nice bulls. I ended up trading twelve 11-year-old cows for six of his bulls. The cows will go to his place very soon, and he will continue keeping the bulls I traded for until May.

i'm just guessing that these are commercial bulls? if that is the case, what information about them does the seller provide for you? in other words, how do you know what you are getting? not that EPDs are bomb proof anyways :wink:

They are all commercial bulls. The first five I bought are all results of AI, and the sires are reputable with high-falutin' pedigrees. Five of the other six are half brothers out of the same sire, and they are 3/8 Maine-Anjou 5/8 Angus. Their offspring will be 3/16 Maine and 13/16 Angus. I can probably live with that. The last bull is straight Angus and might be the best bull of the 11. He is out of an AI sire, but that sire couldn't be registered because of a technicality of some kind.

This is my story, and I'm stickin' to it. :wink:

sounds good to me. i wasn't doubting your selection methods, just curious i've bought several commercial bulls the same way. AI sired and most of them out of AI sired cows, they just didn't have the paperwork.

 

[Mrs Leanin' H]

A friend stopped in town a few weeks ago, as he returned from attending an Angus bull sale. He was lamenting that he didn't get any bulls bought, even though he had bid $5500 on one bull that brought $5750. After he left, Sparky asked me, "Dad, have you ever spent $5000 on a bull?" "No," I said, "but once I spent $5000 on four bulls." :wink:

Today I went on a bull buying binge before calving begins in earnest. I purchased 5 bulls from one source for $1250 apiece. Half the money was put down, and the other half will be paid when the bulls are picked up in May. Then I went to another bull producer. He wanted $1400 apiece for some real nice bulls. I ended up trading twelve 11-year-old cows for six of his bulls. The cows will go to his place very soon, and he will continue keeping the bulls I traded for until May.

i'm just guessing that these are commercial bulls? if that is the case, what information about them does the seller provide for you? in other words, how do you know what you are getting? not that EPDs are bomb proof anyways :wink:

They are all commercial bulls. The first five I bought are all results of AI, and the sires are reputable with high-falutin' pedigrees. Five of the other six are half brothers out of the same sire, and they are 3/8 Maine-Anjou 5/8 Angus. Their offspring will be 3/16 Maine and 13/16 Angus. I can probably live with that. The last bull is straight Angus and might be the best bull of the 11. He is out of an AI sire, but that sire couldn't be registered because of a technicality of some kind.

This is my story, and I'm stickin' to it. :wink:

That 3/8 Maine 5/8 Angus is one of my favorite crosses! My cousin has run more than a couple of those bulls to great results. Whatever your doing, keep doing it. Your calves show how successful you have been! :wink: And I'm not sucking up! I think you do a fine job of standing around while Peach and Kosmo and Sunflower do all the work! :wink:
I accidentally stayed logged in as my wife! She would never say such mean things! This is actually H.