just looking for advice is it better to keep heifers and wait 21/2 years to get calves or sell them and buy bred cows. got a new lease and need around 25 more cows to get it stocked to where I want it.
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If your just having cattle for the sake of having cattle and a small herd sell and buy, but if you have a solid bull with a quality bloodline and chasing money for the long run be picky of what you buy.
We spent a small fortune on a Pedigreed English Hereford Bull over 30 years ago and started small with a few Pedigreed Cows and grew slowly over the years adding 2 more Bulls from similar lines. When the family made the choice to sell the herd and get out of the cattle business we had over 350 cattle but our investment in quality over quantity paid off.
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thanks I am leaning on selling and buying I only have a 5 year lease on this place and feel like 50 head would stock it to where I would want to be on it. I run 40 head at the house place and could quickly get 25 heifers to put on it but its a long wait on getting a return on them. no looking to have a full blood operation just a good cow calf operation on it
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