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We had the opportunity to take a pick of the herd from one of the best herds of Red Angus cattle I know of anywhere in Western Canada. They were an old Charolais association progeny test herd that is downsizing. It is pretty rare to find a group of cows where you know:
how they are bred
what the calves will weigh
How they will do on feed
What the carcasses will do (80+% Choice, all Y1 at 14 - 15 months old).
We had our pick of cows aged 4 to 9, and with a neighbour we hauled 4 trailer loads home.
First load


Middle load...

Last Load - 4:45pm

I would have liked to have bought them all, but we will not gamble on the grass.
The new part of the venture is that instead of us buying the whole bunch, a neighbour bought several and we are going to custom operate them for him. Less debt for us and guaranteed cash flow, expertise and a lower cost for him. It should work fairly well.
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