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| Is it best to keep as a bull or steer for resale? I usually keep for beef but this year I am going to sell. These are black Angus. |
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| IMO it depends on pedigree, EPD's of parenting stock (if there is any record), type, how many, how long you plan on feeding until selling, etc. |
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Location: Florida | Depends on what you're wanting to sell him for. You can most likely find people looking for either. |
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| I castrate all of my bulls and sell them as steers. I dont have registered stock so I am not looking to sell bulls. |
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| If you are running them through the local livestock auction, steers bring more than bull calves. |
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Location: Texas | Right now it doesn't matter if cattle are purebred or registered, all cattle prices are high.
Most ranchers and cattle buyers buy bulls from a breeder who specifically produces herd sires. (All of ours come from Washington and Florida)
Your best bet would be to cut the calf and sell it as a steer. Depending on your location someone may buy him just from word-of-mouth or you could take him to the local sale barn. But if you don't have to sell him now, you should keep him and sell as a yearling. Yearlings are bringing a whole lot more.
Edited by EqualRanch 2015-04-06 2:47 PM
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Location: SE KS | GLP - 2015-04-06 2:15 PM If you are running them through the local livestock auction, steers bring more than bull calves.
this is correct.
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Location: Alberta | We have register angus and any bull calves that don't make the cut get sold at auction as bulls, we have never gotten less for them being bulls...a uniformed group helps verses 1 or 2 whether it's bulls or steers...but with that said prices are insane across the board regardless of what you send to auction. |
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Location: Southeastern Idaho | We raise Angus and Hereford bulls for sale each year, as another poster said the bulls that don't make the grade get cut and sold as steers. I think if a person wants to jump into the bull business you need to be aware of all the extra costs and work involved in getting those guys ready to sell. Bulls are typically kept to yearling age before they are sold. Lots of competition out there and you need to be able to compete or you may have a hard time getting your bulls sold. Your steers may have been worth more (per pound) than your bulls when it comes down to it. If we sold bull calves at a local auction yard on their regular sale day, the bull calves would bring less per pound than the same age steer calf. This is at the local Blackfoot Auction Yard.
When we retire from the bull business we are going to sell all the boys as steer calves. A lot less work and stress. :)
Edited by luvropin 2015-04-06 4:19 PM
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