Mueller Show Cattle
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Me and my father went into partnership and leased a farm in Central Missouri. We are looking to drop 200 fall born steer calves on the property in April and figure we have enough grazing pasture to support 200 head till Oct/Nov time at which time we will sell them. We think that is our best profit that way, plus we will put up some hay from this land also which I will take back to Wyoming if our drought continues. My dad lives out in Missouri and has the hay equipment and will take care of the cattle and fences, I will travel from Wyoming when we buy and sell the cattle. But my question is for pure growth and profit potential, we think we should go with a black hided steer for the premium at auction even though we will pay more for them at purchase. We were thinking of going with black baldies (Angus/herford crosses) for growth potential and premium at auction instead of going pure black Angus or Simmental cattle as we are only keeping them for 6 to 7 months getting as much growth out of them as we can. I understand that I might not be able to get all black baldies but get as many of those that I can and get the rest all black, don't know if we will buy at an auction barn yet or go through a video auction or private treaty. Looking for peoples input that do this type of operation and suggestions, thanks in advance.