REVIEWING sale prices and averages can often lead to a range of conversations among commercial beef producers. Recent dialogue around the top sale process by some producers focused on the same commercial returns for steers, regardless of the actual value of the sires used.
As one producer stated during a recent discussion I was involved in:
“Even if you purchase a $200,000 bull, the processors will still pay you the same for your steers that perform and grade the same as those from a $1500 bull.”
While there may be some truth in this comment, it is also misleading. Trying to equate…
