BULL prices continue to dominate discussion among cattle producers as records continue to tumble for beef breeds this month.
While much of the focus is on the knock-down price for bulls and the records being set, there is a growing number of producers thinking about breeding their own bulls for potential use or sale into the future.
It is perhaps understandable that producers may think there is a reasonable profit to be made in breeding bulls. This is often a view reinforced by the increase in sale averages and the new sale records reported.
However, the net profit being made for…
