Recently someone said to me, “Why don’t you just breed her and take her to the sale barn? You’ll get more for her.” Well, that’s true but let me give some background information on the cow numbered 806; she’s being culled because she didn’t bred back during the set breeding season. She was giving all she had to the calf by her side and didn’t have the energy to bred back. That calf has since been weaned from her and she has put on weight and she would probably settle, however when its time to bred back and she has a calf by her side again, she won’t settle. Don and I believe that cows like this don’t belong in the breeding stock side of the industry. The consequences of selling her as such are obvious. The sale barn would get negative publicity for customers who sell junk and the buyer would experience frustration and lost revenues. Being only three years of age, she would typically have several years ahead of her but alas, her future will be spent on the grill.