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Is the market too high? Buy a cow and kiss your weekends goodbye. Take care of her through snowstorms, flies, droughts, markets, and the occasional heartbreak. Then when it's time to sell fat cattle, today's market tells the story. Packers want big cattle and they're paying for them. It costs the same to raise an animal whether the carcass weighs 900 pounds or 1,000 pounds. That extra hundred pounds today is worth about $400 a head. Do the math. Not all genetics are the same. Right now, we're seeing cattle prices move higher week after week. Some folks ask if the market is too high. My opinion — not even close. Consumers want to know where their food comes from, and a worldwide shortage of beef is pushing demand. All that plays right into the strengths of the northern beef industry. Of course, the market might be strong, but Mother Nature still runs the ranch. Around here it's still the usual deal — 40 below in the winter, 50-mile-an-hour winds in the spring, and if we're lucky maybe a little rain somewhere in between. Welcome to Eastern Montana. If cattle can't handle that, they don't last long here. The bulls this year come from a set of cows that have proven themselves year after year in those same conditions. We've always believed the cow is at least 80% of the equation. A good cow will raise a calf through drought, mud, snow, and still come back next year ready to do it again. If she can't, she buys a one-way ticket to “Train Station”, Yellowstone style. After years of culling hard and keeping the kind that work, it gives you a deeper set of bulls every year. This year's offering is one we feel very good about. They're thick made, sound structured, and raised to go out and work for cattlemen. They haven't been pushed — they've been developed to stay sound and last. With feeder cattle bringing what they are today, the value of a good bull probably matters more than it ever has. A bull that adds pounds, growth, and carcass value to a calf crop is worth real money in today's market. Our goal has always been to raise the kind that do exactly that. We invite your closest inspection of the entire operation — the cow herd, the feedlot, the bulls, and the records behind them. If you can't make it to the ranch on sale day, the sale will be broadcast live, and we'll be glad to help with purchases in any way we can. Satisfaction guaranteed — if you don't like them, you don't own them. We know this is a busy time of year and we'll do whatever we can to help with feeding, delivery, or arrangements that work for you. A special thanks to the crew and the people that keep this operation moving every day, and to all the customers and friends who have supported Rambur Charolais over the years. We never take that trust for granted. Thank you for your interest in our program, we look forward to visiting with you April 11th, at the ranch. Howard Rambur
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