I was visiting with an friend , who is a cattle buyer in the South Texas, he has been a close friend for the last 40 plus years and bought and sold commercial cattle for me ---He like most others in Texas , have been skeptical of my shorthorn herd. I made the observation that in the last couple of months I had a good many calls from guys looking for shorthorn bulls. He was not surprised, he stated that the black cattle no longer had a lock on the market---he went on to say he had orders for red cattle of all classes . He is sending lots of red cows to Arkansas, and is unable to find enough cows---- with the Texas cow herd being so small due to drought--- The guys who have talked with me are looking to shorthorns to cross on both red and black angus--for the carcass and maternal traits with increased milk production-----Has anyone else noticed a growing interest in red cattle..