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Post by George on Jan 17, 2020 18:12:17 GMT -6
At the National Western this year, there were only 2 entries in the Carload Bull Classes - Hoffman and Baumgarten. I think they both reserve selling their bulls until their Production Sales later in yhe year.
So gone are the days when a number of breeders loaded up a load of their bulls, participated in the carload show, and cattlemen came from all over and bought those bulls out in the yards. I remember looking at those sale reports in the old Hereford Journals. Some of those bulls went into registered herds but many of them were sold to commercial cattleman.
Another indication that much of the Hereford breed has become showring oriented and the commercial cattlemen more ignorred.
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Post by strojanherefords on Jan 17, 2020 23:47:40 GMT -6
What do we need Denver for, when we have Hereford Talk?
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Post by guffeygal on Jan 18, 2020 7:18:12 GMT -6
Another factor in the demise of the carload show has been the pen show. It is a lot easier and more economical to show a pen of 3 or even two pens of 3 than a carload of 10 to 15. George is certainly correct in saying it has really come down to bull sales and the loss of the commercial market at The Denver Stock Show. Has been going on for at least 40 years. We were there with Middleswarth Carloads from 80-83. In 80 6666 Ranches bought the entire load, actually 20 head including extra bulls we took along to sell (15 were shown in the calf classes in that era ).That is the last time I remember a whole load selling. If not the last it was soon thereafter. The other 3 years we sold a few and took most home for April Sale. Also remember how big in number the Bull sale on the hill use to be. It went downhill about the same time.
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Post by lcc on Jan 20, 2020 12:48:57 GMT -6
How many commercial cattlemen will there be in 10 years? 20 years? 50?
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Post by timbernt on Jan 20, 2020 13:10:14 GMT -6
Zero in less than 10 years. How many commercial hog producers do you see at the swine shows at the county, state, or national level. No relation to the real world and todays cattle producers do not have the interest or time to hear a college professor judge play games.
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Post by lcc on Jan 20, 2020 13:25:27 GMT -6
Zero in less than 10 years. How many commercial hog producers do you see at the swine shows at the county, state, or national level. No relation to the real world and todays cattle producers do not have the interest or time to hear a college professor judge play games. I take your point, but I meant my question to be how many you think there will be left in the country. |
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