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Change is hard…






                          Cashing bigger checks isn’t.


                                                              Cow Weight vs. Herd Size
                                 105   1000 lb
                                 100    100 hd
                                                  1100 lb
                                  95
                                  90
                                              91 hd          1200 lb
                                 Herd Size  85                         1300 lb
                                  80                    83 hd
                                                                                  1400 lb
                                  75                               77 hd
                                     A ranch that produces enough forage to feed
                                     71 hd of 1,400 lb cows could run 100 hd
                                  70
                                     of 1,000 lb cows on the same acres.       71 hd
                                                           Cow Weight (lb/hd)
                                 Value of Calves Sold
                                 100 hd 500 lb steer calves @ $1.658/lb = $82,900  71 hd 583 lb steer calves @ $1.535/lb = $63,538
                                 Total pounds sold = 50,000      Total pounds sold = 41,393
                                 Advantage to the Smaller Cows = $19,362


             Now is the time to add American Aberdeen genetics to
             your cow herd to increase efficiency and profitability.

                » Reduce mature cow size to a more profitable level
                » Reduce calving problems

                » Produce more ribeye per hundredweight

                » Increase marbling
                » Produce more gain per acre

                » Increase percentage of cow weight weaned

                » Increase pounds and value of beef raised per acre




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