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Angus jersey cross for brood cows?
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dabeegmon
Posted 8/10/2019 06:45 (#7664336 - in reply to #7663923)
Subject: RE: Angus jersey cross for brood cows?


SE Manitoba
sparrell - 8/9/2019 21:04

povertypoint - 8/9/2019 15:08

Depends how you market your calves.
If your selling feeder calves, those buyers in the seats can pick out
that jersey influence in a heart beat, and you price will
reflect it.
Finishing your own calves..... Whole differant deal.

Don't try to save a dime on the front end.... To loose a dollar on the back side :)


Can you please explain how finishing jersey crosses is a whole different deal than selling them as feeders?

Are you saying buyers won’t discount the finished crosses much?

Genuinely asking, I’d like to know how Jersey /beef crosses generally sell live in the sale barns vs full beef.


Well - - -- if I were finishing the Jersey crosses I wouldn't be marketing them in the sale barn.
Because its a smaller carcass its a lot easier selling into the freezer market (smaller carcass means less sticker shock for the customer).

I'm not sure but if your animals are fully 'finished' I'd think they should sell OK (in the auction mart) except the big slaughter houses likely want bigger carcasses (better return on a bunch of parts in their operations) so direct sales might not be so good.
Remember finding a place where they just loved buying my cull bulls - - - he made sausage and loved the low fat - - - I got a decent price and he was happy.
Just a matter of finding a market that 'wants' your product - - - - that may NOT be the auction mart!
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