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COOPER,ATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY A the Tucumcqr i Bull Testing Station tT{ltli$$*ffi H*ffi Iiffifi# Bull Ses$ion Repor t Fnom J QI ?,vo xnl4,qq bb3 Aprril 30, L970 TUCIruCARI SALE RESI'LTS Attached is a l-ist of buyers and prices paid for bulls in the Ninth Anntral Performbnce Tested Bul-l Sale at Tucumcari on March 20, L97O. The overall average on 88 bu1ls was $666.76. TLre senior bul-Ls averaged $702.05, and the juniors, $655.00. By breeds the averages were: PoLLed Herefords, $1rL08.331 Here-fords, $595.91; Angr.rs, $581-.20; ?urebred CharoLais, $958.33 and Crossbred Charolais, $662.50. the accourpanying graphs ilLustrate the prices for bul-I-s cLassified according to the traits rneasured. The traits, average daily gain and sale index, show a rather consis-ient increase in price as the traits improve. Ttris seems to be a rnuch stronger correLa-tion this year than a few years back and refLects, I bel-ieve, the growing awareness of the importance of gainability in cattle. the curve for conformation score does not show as much trend upward in price as grades Bo upr and i.s more erratic. Some of the sharp ups and downs in al-l the charts are caused by the faet that only one or a few bull-s fitted into some of the cl-assifications and some differences in breed preference. Central test stations heLp breeders to get a l-imited comparison of cattle from differ-ent herds. To a degree they also heLp corunercial- breeders find the herds l*tich have greater performing abil-ity within the herd. It is not enough, however, just to take any bulls raised in a top herd and expect that they will- do the job of improving your cattle. Selection based on perforrnaRce is always needed. Ttre tail end calves out of a top herd will probably be inferior to the top calves out of a mediocre herd. A bul-l buyer should ask to see within herd weaning weight ratios on the bull calves he buys from the purebred breeders. O'D yearLing bul-ls he should also want to see the adjusted yearling weights and within herd weight ratios. How else can he expect to find the bull-s he needs? At the same time he should expect to pay more for the top end of the cal-ves than the bottom end. Itrs sort of ridiculous to have one price for a whol-e crop of bu1l calves when you realize how much even hal-f-brothers generally vary in their genetic merit. Pl-ans are underway for the l-970-71 Tucumcari BulL Test which will- begin next October. Breeders interesLed in testing bulls as alternate cooperators should send a deposit of $50 for pen rental- to Bob Powell, Drawer B, Tucumcari, inmediately. Bobby J. As soc iate Livestock Specialist New Mexico Stafe University and the U. S. Department of Agriculture cooperating
Object Description
Title | Tucumcari sale results, 1970 |
Series Designation | Tucumcari Bull Test, April 30, 1970 |
Description | Report containing the sale data for bulls participating in the 9th Annual Tucumcari Bull Test. |
Subject | Cattle trade; Bulls; bulls (NAL); livestock and meat industry (NAL); |
Creator | Rankin, Bobby J.; |
Date Original | 1970-04-30 |
Digital Publisher | New Mexico State University Library |
Rights | Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents. |
Collection | NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications |
Digital Identifier | UAAPtbt19700430 |
Source | J87 .N6 X313.99 B93 |
Type | Text |
Format | application/pdf |
Language | eng |
Page Description
Title | Page 1 |
Series Designation | Tucumcari Bull Test, April 30, 1970 |
Subject | Cattle trade; Bulls; bulls (NAL); livestock and meat industry (NAL); |
Creator | Rankin, Bobby J.; |
Date Original | 1970-04-30 |
Digital Publisher | New Mexico State University Library |
Rights | Copyright, NMSU Board of Regents. |
Collection | NMSU Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Publications |
Is Part Of | Tucumcari sale results, 1970 |
Source | J87 .N6 X313.99 B93 |
Type | Text |
Format | application/pdf |
Language | eng |
OCR | COOPER,ATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY A the Tucumcqr i Bull Testing Station tT{ltli$$*ffi H*ffi Iiffifi# Bull Ses$ion Repor t Fnom J QI ?,vo xnl4,qq bb3 Aprril 30, L970 TUCIruCARI SALE RESI'LTS Attached is a l-ist of buyers and prices paid for bulls in the Ninth Anntral Performbnce Tested Bul-l Sale at Tucumcari on March 20, L97O. The overall average on 88 bu1ls was $666.76. TLre senior bul-Ls averaged $702.05, and the juniors, $655.00. By breeds the averages were: PoLLed Herefords, $1rL08.331 Here-fords, $595.91; Angr.rs, $581-.20; ?urebred CharoLais, $958.33 and Crossbred Charolais, $662.50. the accourpanying graphs ilLustrate the prices for bul-I-s cLassified according to the traits rneasured. The traits, average daily gain and sale index, show a rather consis-ient increase in price as the traits improve. Ttris seems to be a rnuch stronger correLa-tion this year than a few years back and refLects, I bel-ieve, the growing awareness of the importance of gainability in cattle. the curve for conformation score does not show as much trend upward in price as grades Bo upr and i.s more erratic. Some of the sharp ups and downs in al-l the charts are caused by the faet that only one or a few bull-s fitted into some of the cl-assifications and some differences in breed preference. Central test stations heLp breeders to get a l-imited comparison of cattle from differ-ent herds. To a degree they also heLp corunercial- breeders find the herds l*tich have greater performing abil-ity within the herd. It is not enough, however, just to take any bulls raised in a top herd and expect that they will- do the job of improving your cattle. Selection based on perforrnaRce is always needed. Ttre tail end calves out of a top herd will probably be inferior to the top calves out of a mediocre herd. A bul-l buyer should ask to see within herd weaning weight ratios on the bull calves he buys from the purebred breeders. O'D yearLing bul-ls he should also want to see the adjusted yearling weights and within herd weight ratios. How else can he expect to find the bull-s he needs? At the same time he should expect to pay more for the top end of the cal-ves than the bottom end. Itrs sort of ridiculous to have one price for a whol-e crop of bu1l calves when you realize how much even hal-f-brothers generally vary in their genetic merit. Pl-ans are underway for the l-970-71 Tucumcari BulL Test which will- begin next October. Breeders interesLed in testing bulls as alternate cooperators should send a deposit of $50 for pen rental- to Bob Powell, Drawer B, Tucumcari, inmediately. Bobby J. As soc iate Livestock Specialist New Mexico Stafe University and the U. S. Department of Agriculture cooperating |