Real Ra nch ers –Real Tough Country – Real Results!

“In 2019 we moved our cattle from the the high country at 5,000 feet to the semi desert at 2,200 feet elevation. We moved them with a customer that runs 3,800 cows. We had been selling them bulls and advising them since 2015. The herd was divided into Reds, Blacks and Charolais cows, with over 1/2 being straigthbred Charolais. we started using Balancers and Southern Balancers from my herd in the high country. We started with the Blacks and Reds and then were allowed to include the Charolais. Our genetics have been Bar T Bar genetics for the last 33 years, when we brought at first bull from them.

The quality of the ensuing cattle encouraged us to by pass selling at the border and retaining ownership of the cattle in fedlots in Hereford, Texas. We soon graduated to selling the catle on the meat.

The Balancer and Southern Balancer influence became evident. The DMI and conversions were improved, and to our pleasant surprise, quality grades and yield grades were more than outstanding. In a difficult feeding year, all of the 900 cattle harvested made money. Our cattle quality was described by one of our feedlot managers, as being in the top 20% as compared to good US cattle. In various lots, the grid value of the cattle exceeded the live price by 10-12 cents per lb of live weight.

On the cow side we are very happy with the fertility, udders and docility of the cows. We are moving towards a terminal system eventually.”

Ray Rodriguez, Rancher in