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<blockquote data-quote="rocfarm" data-source="post: 1835622" data-attributes="member: 42715"><p>Well, it's happened twice that someone has asked me to put a Wagyu bull on my cows now. The second instance was a neighbor that lives at the entrance of my place, so I'm interested as I live in the city and it'd be nice to have someone right there who's invested in keeping an eye on my cattle. </p><p></p><p>He says he can provide the bull and he'll buy the calves at #1 prices. I told him that if he was serious, I'd talk to him in depth about the idea in July. But I'd like to hear from anyone who has experience with this. </p><p></p><p>Near as I can tell, the pros are:</p><p></p><p>1) The calves are small. Essentially, every Wagyu bull is heifer safe, so I don't have to worry about calving problems. </p><p>2) There seems to be a strong market for the calves, and my neighbor is supposedly guaranteeing me he will buy them from me at high market prices (whatever the #1 price is at the time). </p><p>3) My neighbor has a large operation, so I can get hay and maybe some other feed inputs at a lower cost and sell it on to me at his cost (although I rarely feed hay). </p><p></p><p>The cons seem to be: </p><p></p><p>1) You can't raise your own replacements. Wagyu mommas don't milk well. </p><p>2) The weaning weights of the calves are lower, so not sure if the lower weight offsets the higher price.</p><p>3) I don't really enjoy looking at Wagyu cattle. I'd rather look at the British or Continentals<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. </p><p></p><p>Anyone out there with any experience with this model?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocfarm, post: 1835622, member: 42715"] Well, it’s happened twice that someone has asked me to put a Wagyu bull on my cows now. The second instance was a neighbor that lives at the entrance of my place, so I’m interested as I live in the city and it’d be nice to have someone right there who‘s invested in keeping an eye on my cattle. He says he can provide the bull and he’ll buy the calves at #1 prices. I told him that if he was serious, I’d talk to him in depth about the idea in July. But I’d like to hear from anyone who has experience with this. Near as I can tell, the pros are: 1) The calves are small. Essentially, every Wagyu bull is heifer safe, so I don’t have to worry about calving problems. 2) There seems to be a strong market for the calves, and my neighbor is supposedly guaranteeing me he will buy them from me at high market prices (whatever the #1 price is at the time). 3) My neighbor has a large operation, so I can get hay and maybe some other feed inputs at a lower cost and sell it on to me at his cost (although I rarely feed hay). The cons seem to be: 1) You can’t raise your own replacements. Wagyu mommas don’t milk well. 2) The weaning weights of the calves are lower, so not sure if the lower weight offsets the higher price. 3) I don’t really enjoy looking at Wagyu cattle. I’d rather look at the British or Continentals:). Anyone out there with any experience with this model? [/QUOTE]
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