Choosing Cull Cows 

I learn so much as you detail your logic when choosing cattle for culling, breeding, or behavior traits. You are a good instructor.

Farmer Tyler Ranch, I have an idea for your subscribers. Next time you sell calves, do a video on the whole auction process. I went to the auction this past weekend, and I think it would be very interesting for your viewers to learn how the auction process works. Maybe do an interview with some of the people at the auction to help others understand how prices are determined and how the process works from delivery, to sale, and then off to the next ranch or feeder lot.

This is the best kind of reality show.

I’m always amazed at your ability to sort out a single cow from a whole herd! 👍🏼

This a situation where it is difficult to remain objective. KUDOS for keeping your farmer hat on as you culled your herd. Nice camera placement, and excellent narration.

HAHAHA! BUDDY!!!!! 🤩 Love it that Callie is trying to help out

It is hard sometimes to cull the cattle because you know them so well. God bless you.

A sad but necessary time to keep a healthy herd on the Ranch . Thank you for keeping it so real. I've seen tears in my Grandpa's eyes when he had to take an animal to be slaughtered.

Sort of a sad day, but a good day for moving forward with the herd. Interesting dynamic with the bulls.

Good to see buddy, and sorry to hear about your sad bull. Losing fights is rough.

Great analysis for culling the herd.and the reasons why you made your decision. Interesting.

good job.

🎥😄 As always a good video. Appreciate that it’s not easy, but necessary to cull cows. To be a good farmer you make the hard decisions. You care for each cow, but your business is to have the best beef cows, and that takes weeding out those that are under par. These are good things you have to do to keep your farm healthy, growing healthy cows, and trustworthy. To give your best. Thanks! Have a great weekend you and yours. 😃

Thanks for sharing farmer tyler ranch I enjoyed the video.

A good video as always! You have such a clean cattle trailer! lol Sonne Farms trailer is always POOPy! You have very calm and easy to herd cattle. Nice! BTW----Evan, from Country View Acers, was wearing your shirt on his video yesterday! Keep up the great videos!

Just luv watching u. U know ur Cattle, therefore u r able to make the Best Decisions that one can. Keep up the good work, and d thank u for sharing!

As always a great video! Always appreciate you sharing the details and reasoning for picking out which girls will go. It’s obvious that you really care about your cows.

Thanks Tyler…

Would you be willing to explain the sale process a little more? I'm curious as to how the process works.

Like your videos Tyler. You are a good teacher. Brings back memories from the early life experiences when growing up on a farm was pretty plain Jane. Your operation follows that simpler style of doing things not trying to copy the “big” boys methods.

You’re being a responsible caretaker of your cattle and of your ranch. And support your family as well. These aren’t pets and you won’t have the ranch for long if it’s not economically feasible. You put a lot of thought into your decisions and they all make good sense.

I couldn’t do the job you are doing today. I know it is necessary but I love animals . I love Buddy such a sweet bull ❤

WOW!!! Unbelievable Video!!!.. very detail on the cows.. video like 👍

A tough but necessary day on the farm. Hope the calf bull is doing well, would be keen for an update!.

Tyler, you really make the best decisions for FTR! Love Buddy! ❤ Your choices are always the best Choices! Hard to say “Good-bye” to a good bull! Off to retrieve the Bull! Great Video! Thank-you! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I think it would be very hard too to get rid of any, one of thos life things that can’t be helped. Great vid FT, very interesting.

Great video FTR. I understand why you need to thin the herd. What I enjoy are the reasons behind each individual choice. Some reasons are objective and some are more subject. You fairly explain why your choices are what they are. Thanks!

Great seeing Buddy. Hope you're able to get a good price for your beef cattle.

I have a LGD that was born to LGD family from a sheep farm and is now my service dog. I’ve wondered why you don’t have a herding dog to assist you. They’re such great workers !!!!

I had to take in some cull cows last week, never a fun day for me. But atleast the markets have been strong in my area, the check always makes it a little easier.

Hello Tyler tough decisions but they have to be made. Think your doing great. Have a good day

Thank you for taking care of your beautiful cattle what’s lovely is how well cared for they are they have very shiny coats etc It must be very difficult in selling the cattle you have got to no ad individuals thank you for doing what your doing I no I couldn’t sell my animals but then again if they are well loved and treated with the respect they deserve then I guess it’s okay to stay good bye

Thanks again, Tyler you are so logical when you give us your good reasons for picking out the cull cows !!

Always the Chess Master FTR!!. Great to hear the thought process for the growth, development and betterment of the FTR herd. Clearly you ponder, and move the cows across the board for future success. Besides the cull cows the new AI bull. Every video interesting and enjoyable.

I enjoy seeing buddy

Buddy!! He sure is looking good

Good morning Tyler, it is sometimes hard to decide which cattle are sold in which get to stay. You have to be strong about your decision process and not emotional about it because that won’t help you in a long line to have a good financial business for your farm! You can’t help sometimes they’ll get closer to some animals than others and therefore, the decision is harder to make if you do happen to get closer to an animal when it comes time to take them to the sale barn. I do appreciate you explaining each of the reasons why you chose the animal you did and also explaining the criteria for which You choose not to sale. Truly enjoy your videos and good luck at the sale barn❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

Astonishing the amount of equipment that you have for your operation?

Yeah some tough decisions but they have to be made.👍🌞

Hi there I was just thinking can you extend the hay barn As you have a lot out in the open also I've noticed all your large equipment is outside would it be worth building something to house it all , you have a lot of land there . Hope you don't mind the suggestion ☺😁

Love watching your channel. Need to cull my heard also. Evan (country view acres) had on an FTR shirt. So cool watching cattle/farm videos from sea to shining sea. Keep up the good work, and show more old tractors working 😊

I think you made that look way too easy good video and I hope they did good cows right now in Kentucky r bringing really good

Hi farmer Tyler Ranch 🤠🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂 Hi Farmer Tyler 👋 This is the side of Ranching city guy's like me find it hard to hear about. The cows and bulls are beautiful and fun to watch and take care of . I guess it's the sind of Ranching no one with a compassion for animals of all kinds never gets used to . Number 7 thanks for sharing the store . I could never work in the food industry of taking life from a animals. I guess because I never been around a farm Ranch and have to provide food from my own animal. When I was 7 year of age my mom moved me and my older sister to my mom's boyfriends house he was Hungarian and he cooked a lot of different foods Hungarian style. Delicious food I got used to very quickly. I do remember a incident when he forced me to finish my dinner before I could leave the table it was a large stick steak that I couldn't finish. I vaguely remember that evening but I remember it some. After my mom had seen I couldn't eat another bite of that steak she let me leave the table and told her boyfriend to let me go watch TV. I went and sat in front of the television feeling scared and unconfident of myself for not being able to choose just how much food I can eat and why was I forced to eat more food than I wanted it was a form of abuse I was too young to understand what it was. I'm glad my mom had the compassion to allow me to leave a table and not forced to eat any more food than I could. Or wanted to. That evening as I sat in front of the television I felt these feelings and a light-headedness the next thing I knew I woke up in a hospital with cold ice packs on my chest and forehead I immediately wanted to sit up my mom was there with the doctor and her boyfriend. They told me to lay down and don't try and get up. I was unconscious for quite a while about 30 minutes or more. Later on I learned I had a seizure. When I was a tiny baby I had seizures sometimes. I'm pretty sure at the age of seven years old being forced to eat a very large stick steak that was barbecued on a grill to perfection had a lot to do with me having a seizure after being forced to eat more than my fair share. I guess we're all a learning in progress in our lives. You shared your life stories so I just thought I would return the favor and share with you a part of my life story farmer Taylor 👍 Joey ⚓🇺🇸

Good video. Thanks for detailed explaination on how you decide culling your herd. You have a lot to think about.

Culling a herd for the most part is never easy but very necessary for the future of the herd, sometimes for safety of the humans involved and financial future of the ranch. Callie barking from outside the corral can be very beneficial to turn back or distract a angry cow / bull long enough for you to run up the fence or move to a safer position in the corrals.

I remember those times all to well. Johnny Horizon was our food pig. My father told us to be kind to all animals but not to get attached to certain animals because eventually we would be eating them. Pretty odd request as I remember at 12 years old. So my brothers and I did, unfortunately get attached to pig Johnny. Very sad day when we had to process him and put him in the freezers. I couldn't eat pork for a couple of years. I still am a meat eater. I just appreciate the animals that come from the store nowadays. I still think about all the animals that were on our farm in a good way.

Good video Tyler. Liked you sharing your reasoning for the cows chosen for the cull. With our drought down here in Texas, I've had to go through the same hard decisions a few months ago to be able to afford to feed the remaining cows through the winter.

Thanks Tyler., You know what you are doing I do not 10-1-2022👍🏽👍🏽

Great video. What is considered old?

How many calves per cow do you shoot for? We're going for 3 calves, unless there is bad legs or feet. Or eye issue or won't breed. We have a few this year we're trying to get culled out. Next year we should have some really nice breeding stock. That we can start marketing. My lab tries to flush calves, but won't mess with the big cows. She will sit at the safety fence and won't let them pass, that point

I too like all the backstory and explanation with you videos. Are the sale of the cows are for processing not for breeding somewhere else? but they could be bred? do you do a preg check to see if the cows are bred? could you be keeping cows that for whatever reason are not pregnant?

Interesting about your Callie being interested in herding cattle! I once had a Newfoundland, Luie (Newfs were used in developing the Labrador breed), who liked to herd sheep! I took him to a couple of sheepherding classes to see what he thought about it, and it turned out Luie was a born sheepherding dog. He had the speed, the eye, and his size (he was a huge guy) worked well with those sheep. He nevet snapped at them, just used his eyes, great presence, and agility beautifully. The people there with Border collies and Australian shepherds were amazed and impressed. You never know what a dog is going to do when presented with a new situation! Even if they're not bred for it!

Would have loved to see that bull fight. I bet that was something! Great video!

This was a great video thanks so much!!! i am a farmkid...laughed your setups were like ours ! lol

We just sold some cows today too. You hate to see them go when you get attached.

They calm way you are handling cattle is very good. Thanks for well made videos. Keep up the good work. Best regards, Annie

of course I would bring them all to my place and give them names

Good solid choices. I wish I had some assurance of kind transport and humane slaughter.

Since they are so well fed and cared for…do they go to hamburger? Another round of excellent reasoning.‼️

Tyler why is it that you are looking for a certain number of cull cows instead of just however many needs to go? Is it because you have a certain number of heifers to place them with?

Hi to Farmer Tyler Ranch and all others too. Thanks for sharing another video😃 great content and everyone bless day. Nice work with the animals stay safe 😍😍Hugs and Prayers

Learned a bunch today. Thx Tyler.

Buddy hey. Oh yeah you've got to keep him. Pleeeeease. I'll pay for his feed 🌷🌷❤❤🌷🌷

Wish my dad would have been one to cull the mean cows. We had a cow named One Horn (cuz she only had one horn) and she was the meanest, scariest witch in the herd! Of course, my brother and I would antagonize her from behind the slab fence because we hated her so much but that likely helped to keep her in such a nasty mood! Stupid kids!!

When do you have to move the steers back to the ranch or they going to market? Great vid sir, I love Callie helping outside of the fence!

Great video. Your comment, “ This is my least favorite job” just shows what a wonderful man you are. As a woman old enough to be your mom, “I’m proud of you” Little Shepherd Farm”

I just want to say how impressed I am with your abilities around your farm. Your knowledge of things and your skill set are simply amazing! God gave you a gift young man. I’m jealous! LOL! Watching you is totally invigorating and fascinating. Keep up the good work and stay safe. I’ll be watching all your videos as you publish, PLUS all the ones before I found your channel yesterday. Glad I found ya!😊

I really enjoy your channel.

Once again, good choices on the cull cows…saw how hard a couple were….great information shared. Hope the market was a good one.

Cattle aren’t pets. Whether they’re beef or dairy cows, they’re still economic commodities. Farming is fundamentally a profit making business. Culling decisions affect the entire economic performance of both the herd and the farm. Milk production, reproductive status and mastitis were the big three reasons that culled a cow and sent her to auction. My granddad and uncle both said that cull day was payday. Was true in the 1960’s and it’s still true today.

Buddy's so sweet. I hope he won't be going away anytime soon!

Pre Question: I've seen vet shows where vets come out and medicate cows so they all come into season at the same time. Question: Does that particular medication reset their breeding cycle to come into season the same time the next time? Post Question: I'm thinking it doesn't and has to be a yearly thing... Thanks in advance for the education everyone!

Are you doing direct to consumer sales? This appears to be a better option for small farmers

I was right with you throughout your explanation. It makes sense. Not necessarily easy, but it probably wasn't for your grandad either.

Lol the bull was faking it lololol lol lol!!!

Yeah, and that is one of the reasons I know I couldn't raise livestock. I just know I am too soft about animals. I'm glad someone else can and does. "Ans she never went back to the winter pasture.! LOL!!!!

Tyler you think that bull was playing possum since he's been through moving in that trailer so many times and lost the head bull position. What he did was delay the worst day in a cattle's life and who would want delay that.

Good 👍 job man

I would assume you would been sending bull calves / steers to market separately?

Lekker man lekker 🇿🇦

#25, Wow, yeah she should have gone years ago....her body is unbelievable...looks dis-formed. One of my angus heifers had a great long body but a weird thin back end...she never bred along with the rest of the original 8 heifers she came with....waited an extra year too...bull never mounted her...took her to the sale barn. She might have been a freemartin. Bought her at 550lbs sold her at 1,100. lbs...that was a waste of 2.5 years of feed and care.

Curious, at what age do you start considering them for cull strictly because of age or number of calves they provide?

How much pasture acres do you have and how many cow do you have on it. Also really enjoy your videos.

i noticed the quality of the video.....

I sold 100 old breed cows Thursday morning

The fact that Granpa gave you #7,you should have kept her . Just saying 😌

I was wondering if you've ever had to use someone like Nate the Hoof Guy to trim your cows' feet? I'm not sure if you've ever mentioned having that done or if your cattle even need that service.

did they bring a good price?

Is there any cows that you have names for or like are kinda special. Because I’m the begging of the video there was that Hereford looking one that seemed really. Nice so like is there any like special one per-say!?

If a bull is only good for 2 years, what are you going to do when your calf bulls breed for 2 years?

which Stockyard Auction Location do you use??

SALE barn....who/how $$$decided for processing or on to another herd?

When you say old, how old is that?

How do you know that the one’s you are taking away are not pregnant?

Where can I get a twitch like the one you’re using? Any suggestions on which twice to buy? (We’re new to cattle.). Thank you.

I'm curious, you take them to auction? Market? Sale? You never talk about how much money you get from selling cows. Could you explain the process more?

I know it is necessary but it is sad 😞

How many head do you run?

Does sending down the road mean to put down for consumption or do you just sell them?

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