How much does a Hereford cow cost?

Yearlings will cost about $800 to $1500, slaughter cows with an average weight of 1.200 lbs will cost about $600, and the cost for a pair (heifer and calf) will be determined by the individual farmer but is generally less expensive.

How do you get a Black Hereford bull?

To be registered as a Black Hereford, an animal has to have more than 62 percent Black Hereford breeding. To achieve this percentage, it usually takes three generations and begins with a Hereford (usually a female) mated with an Angus animal (usually a male).

What is a Black Hereford bull?

The Black Hereford is a beef cattle breed, derived mainly from Hereford cattle (normally red and white), but with some mixture from black Angus cattle, resulting in black cattle with a white head and finching. Like red Herefords, Black Herefords are becoming known for their feed efficiency and docile temperament.

Is Hereford beef good?

The Hereford’s temperament is more docile thus allowing easier handling than other cattle breeds. Its meat quality is very good, rivaling that of Angus, another “British Breed”, known for ‘marbling’ (intramuscular fat).

What are Hereford cows good for?

Hereford cattle are primarily a meat cattle breed. They are mainly used for meat production. But they are also pretty good for milk production and produce enough milk for their calves.

What is the best tasting cattle breed?

Angus Cattle Angus beef has become all the rage in recent years thanks to its well-marbled meat, which typically earns Prime or Choice grades from the USDA and is usually the highest-quality meat available in grocery stores.

What is a Hereford Angus cross called?

Black Baldy is a type of crossbred beef cattle produced by crossing Hereford cattle with a solid black breed, usually Aberdeen Angus.

What kind of cattle do Nash Hereford bulls cross with?

These cattle crossed with the Nash Hereford bulls and are easy fleshing, low maintenance cattle that would work in any commercial herd. Easy Keeping – Our cattle trace back to the Gudgell & Simpson Anxiety 4th Hereford cattle that earned their reputation on the western range.

Where is the Oklahoma cattle herd located?

We are located near Poteau, in the river valley of southeastern Oklahoma. We were established in 1998. We collect all the data possible on our herd. Actual birth,weaning, yearling weights,udder scores,calving ease, and disposition.

Are Hereford cattle easy keepers?

Our Horned and Polled Hereford Cattle are easy keepers and they do it on our grass in southern Kansas. Predictable Genetics Time after Time. Hereford calves almost ready to wean. Line Bred Advance Domi Predictable Genetics Time after Time. Hereford calves almost ready to wean. Line Bred Advance Domi

Where are the deewall Hereford cattle?

The Deewall herd of Herefords resides in Coldwater, Kansas where Mike’s family settled in 1892. See our History Page. We also run a herd of commercial Hereford Cattle that go back to Orville Deewall, Mike’s father, and the Par-Ker Ranch genetics. – (Colorado Domino breeding).