justintime
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I thought I would post a picture of a female I purchased in a major US sale ( Cyclone Trace) as a bred heifer. She was bred here in our herd and was the result of embryos we sold to John Hagie. When I went through the bred heifers at the CYT sale a couple years later, I thought this female was the best bred heifer being sold that day. She was an outcross to most everything else in the sale and she did not have any of the so- called show genetics in her pedigree. I paid $3000 for her, while several other heifers sold from $5000- $9000. I came home thinking I got the buy of the sale. My only regret is that I did not also purchase another full sister that sold in that sale as well. The sister sold for $2500. I did not go to this sale with the intention of buying anything, but when the opportunity to add a female like her appears, I decided to take advantage of it.
My point of this post is that there are opportunities in almost every sale where a person can add an animal or even a few, that can have an impact in your herd. Sometimes they are the high selling females or bulls, but sometimes they are gems that most people overlook in the sale. Know what you want and don't be afraid to follow it, when making purchases. This cow has done nothing but generate income for us since arriving here. The heifer calf she was carrying more than paid for this cow and for getting her back here to Canada. Her second calf, another heifer sold for $4500. Last year, she had a bull calf that was one of my favorites and he sold for $6500 to a commercial producer. She was flushed last year a few times and produced she produced 52 embryos. Right now, I have 10 of them left in inventory. 42 embryos have sold to people in 4 countries and these embryos generated over $25,000 in the past few months. I am just posting this, to tell people to not just follow the crowd but to use some common sense in selecting animals that will add value to your herd. She is CYT Sparkle Girl 0166 and she hasn't been too bad an investment. She is sired by Alta Cedar Samurai 46T and her dam is Prairie Lane Sparkle 1K.
My point of this post is that there are opportunities in almost every sale where a person can add an animal or even a few, that can have an impact in your herd. Sometimes they are the high selling females or bulls, but sometimes they are gems that most people overlook in the sale. Know what you want and don't be afraid to follow it, when making purchases. This cow has done nothing but generate income for us since arriving here. The heifer calf she was carrying more than paid for this cow and for getting her back here to Canada. Her second calf, another heifer sold for $4500. Last year, she had a bull calf that was one of my favorites and he sold for $6500 to a commercial producer. She was flushed last year a few times and produced she produced 52 embryos. Right now, I have 10 of them left in inventory. 42 embryos have sold to people in 4 countries and these embryos generated over $25,000 in the past few months. I am just posting this, to tell people to not just follow the crowd but to use some common sense in selecting animals that will add value to your herd. She is CYT Sparkle Girl 0166 and she hasn't been too bad an investment. She is sired by Alta Cedar Samurai 46T and her dam is Prairie Lane Sparkle 1K.
