I have a lead on some really nice SimAngus open heifers. My thoughts right now are to pick up 5 of them, feed them over the winter, and then breed them this spring for some clubbie calves. We run a herd of registered Gelbvieh cows, so this would be something on the side to play with. Here is where my moral conundrum begins. Let me know what you would do:
Do you purchase 5 registered SimAngus females to start a small clubby herd, or 5 recip cows to expand your purebred herd?
What is a reasonable price to pay for an open SimAngus heifer if you could walk into a herd and pick any 5?
What is the probability you would get anything special for a first calf out of the SimAngus females?
Long term, which would really make you more money, the SimAngus or the recips for the purebred herd?
Do you purchase 5 registered SimAngus females to start a small clubby herd, or 5 recip cows to expand your purebred herd?
What is a reasonable price to pay for an open SimAngus heifer if you could walk into a herd and pick any 5?
What is the probability you would get anything special for a first calf out of the SimAngus females?
Long term, which would really make you more money, the SimAngus or the recips for the purebred herd?