Our Bull Sale Pics

[Grassfarmer]

I would sincerely like to own a whole herd of Galloway x cows as they really fit this country but our markets just will not pay for the feeder cattle over here.
When I questioned some of the buyers who have purchased our cattle over the years they told me to let them know when I had crossed Galloway into the herd and they would quit buying them.

They really make good, tough cows.

Would your buyers not bid on this type of calf gcreek? A homebred simx galloway with char calf at foot from about 20 years ago.

 

[Northern Rancher]

I fed some char/galloway heifers years ago they did pretty well.

 

[gcreekrch]

I would sincerely like to own a whole herd of Galloway x cows as they really fit this country but our markets just will not pay for the feeder cattle over here.
When I questioned some of the buyers who have purchased our cattle over the years they told me to let them know when I had crossed Galloway into the herd and they would quit buying them.

They really make good, tough cows.

Not sure where they formed their opinion, but to each their own. :roll:

Galloway-sired steers have dominated the Olds College Steer-A-Year trials alongside Limo's for 20+ years, always ranking in the top 2 or 3 for rate of gain, conversion and youngest ready for slaughter. What else would it take to impress a feedlot owner?

The only downside to Galloway in a feedlot is if they're purebred, the hair tags up so bad. But as you said - get Galloway in the cowherd where it will save YOU alot of money, then cross them back to whatever.

Some guys have bought Galloway bulls from me to cross on Simmy X Angus cows for replacements. They all said the same thing, they want to slowly replace the Sim-Angus with the Galloway F2's, then cross them back Angus or Simmental. Makes alot more sense to have efficiency in the factory, and use the bull to provide the performance in the product.

Don't think I'm not aware of most of the pros and cons PC. As I posted once before, Connie King's herd was quite heavy to Galloway, were easy keepers and brought in some really soggy calves. He bought several bulls over the years from Horvey's. He had a couple of Charlais bulls on these cows shortly before his death and if the hair came through they were still discounted.
Whether the discount would add up to the reduction in maintenance is a good question.

There was another herd of them east of Williams Lake when I was a kid and they were terrible cattle. It can be as different with any breed.

Maybe if 3 or 4 loads of F1's or F2's were available at a time it might make a difference but I'm not convinced enough to make the switch yet.

I like the breed's positives as much as any but I have to sell what leaves the most dollars in my pocket.

 

[elwapo]

I really like your style of cows. They look moderate and productive!!

 

[PureCountry]

I really like your style of cows. They look moderate and productive!!

Thanks, as you know, it's a work in progress. We've sorted through an awful lot of cows to get a herd that achieves our goals. Now after 40 or 50 years of fine tuning I should have them all looking as good as they perform, and repeating it consistently. :wink:

 

[PureCountry]

I like the breed's positives as much as any but I have to sell what leaves the most dollars in my pocket.

I hear you GC, we all have to do what works best for our own unique situations.

 

[WyomingRancher]

Thanks for posting the female pics, I wasn't surprised by the quality of them :wink: . They do look like nice cows. If you get the chance to post the other pics, that would be great. I really like looking at the females a bull produces, that speaks volumes to me

I'll have to get a pic of the one Galloway cross cow on this place. She's a tough cookie, very hardy and productive. When I started here, the cow herd consisted of every breed under the sun (saler, simmental, charolais, limousin, angus, red angus, brangus, hereford, brown swiss...and yes, even galloway).

 

[cornykid]

Great looking bulls. Hope your sale goes well for you.