Chapter 33: Buying cattle

There are basically only three types of cattle photographed here, breeding cattle, small herds and special herds. If you want it, you have to photograph it here. I think there are very few cattle like this over there. . After sitting down, Lehman said to Jiang Hai and others.

After hearing his words, Jiang Hai couldn't help but look at Robbins with some doubts. Among these three types of cattle, he understood the breeding cattle.

They are cattle that are kept for breeding. Generally speaking, they are bulls, very strong bulls. But what do the latter two mean?

Small-sized cattle herds refer to those that are not large in number. For example, some family farms do not want to raise cattle anymore, but the number of cattle is not large, basically less than 100, and they will be sent here to buy them. They will By numbering the cattle, you can sell them individually or in batches. The special herd refers to some more special cattle. Seeing Jiang Hai's doubts, Robbins continued, in the United States The most popular cattle raised by the emperor are naturally the American emperor’s national cattle, Angus cattle.

This kind of cattle has no horns and is resistant to rough feeding. It is known as the best beef cattle in the world. The weight of an adult bull is between 700 and 1100 kilograms.

Cows weigh between 500 and 800 kilograms, have a gentle temperament, gain about one kilogram per day, have good marble texture in their muscles, and produce a lot of meat. Their slaughter rates are generally between 60% and 65%, and they are also American emperors. The most popular breed of cattle.

In addition to this kind of cattle, Brahman, Charolais, Hayford and Piedmont are all popular cattle breeds in the United States.

The slaughter rates of these cattle are very high, and compared with these excellent cattle breeds, domestic cattle are much lower.

The most famous domestic cattle are probably Luxi cattle. In addition, Qinchuan cattle and Nanyang cattle are also famous. However, the slaughter rates of these cattle are quite low, and the amount of meat produced is even the meat residue. Counting it together, it would be good to have 50%.

After all, domestic cattle were not raised for food at the beginning, but for farming. In terms of strength or attack power, domestic cattle surpass those in the United States and Europe, but when it comes to meat quality, In terms of meat content, it's far behind.

The 15% difference in the middle plays a crucial role.

The meat produced by raising one hundred cows here in the United States is more than the 115 cows in the country. And more importantly, there are many pastures in the country. In a country with only 300 million people in total, cattle raising It is available in many places, but not in China.

There is too much population, so the number of centralized cattle breeding has not been able to increase. The cattle breed is not good, and the number of cattle cannot be increased. Domestic beef is not expensive. Although the country has also thought about introducing foreign cattle, foreign cattle are It is not allowed to be transported to the country. This is one of the embargoed items. Breeding the Limousin and Simmental cattle that were finally obtained has always been troublesome in the country, so it is difficult to promote them. , At present, domestic cattle raising prefers dairy cows to beef cattle, and this is also the reason.

The following is a breeding cow. After listening to Robbins' brief introduction, Jiang Hai nodded, indicating that he understood. At this time, the previous round of auctions had also ended. As soon as the auctioneer said a word, a man walked out leading a cow. The cow was obviously much bigger, taller and stronger than the cow in Jiang Hai's impression.

In the animal kingdom, it is a natural law that the superior will prevail over the inferior. Therefore, if you want to be a breeding cow, you must first be big.

These breeding cattle participating in the auction are all carefully selected, and they are really not ordinary big ones.

This is a Charolais cow, weighing 1211 kilograms. Look at the bones and strong limbs. If this cow goes crazy, no one can control it without three or five people. But we all know that Charolais Cows are famous for their good temper, just like their ancestors in France. Even if the war is raging, we are still docile. Patting the cow's back, the auctioneer smiled and said, after hearing his words , the cowboys next to him laughed.

The joke he was talking about, Jiang Hai also knew, was that during World War II, Germany defeated France, but France, under the rule of Germany, showed no resistance and still lived a romantic and warm life.

This is also a very embarrassing thing for the Allies, but this does not seem to be a good thing to say to the American imperialists.

Because everyone knows that the white people in the United States are basically the descendants of the French and the British. Is this really okay?

In fact, Jiang Hai didn't understand that after France and Britain occupied the Americas, they were actually not peaceful.

The Boston area is called New England. Why is it called this? It's because most of the people here are of British descent, and they don't care about making fun of France.

Do we want this cow? Looking at the big cow in front of him, Jiang Hai asked Robbins.

The main cattle we raise on our ranch are Angus cattle, because only Angus cattle and Brahman cattle are available in such large quantities near Boston. If we buy such breeding cattle, there will definitely be riots, and then they will be cross-bred. The quality of beef is not that good. After hearing what Jiang Hai said, Robbins patiently explained to Jiang Hai.

Hearing what Robbins said, Jiang Hai nodded, indicating that he understood. He didn't really understand anyway, so he just watched.

But just because they didn't want it doesn't mean that others didn't want it. In the end, the cow was sold for $3,200. For a breeding cow, this price is not low. You have to know that if you buy it in batches, a cow will be sold in the United States. The price is about a thousand dollars.

Then I photographed a few more cows, but basically they were either Charolais, Hayford, or Piedmont. When in Piedmond, Robbins obviously hesitated, because the Piedmond cow was also It's very good, but what he calls good is not that the meat is good. The amount of meat he produces is not small, but when it comes to the quality of the meat, it is very average.

But the cowhide of this kind of cow is the best cowhide. The hide of an adult cow can even be sold for a thousand dollars.

Of course, this also requires driving, and selling cowhide is not an easy task. Besides, this kind of cow is wild and not easy to raise.

If he only raised a small wave, the gain would outweigh the losses. But if he raised a large wave, it would be troublesome if the group exploded. So after hesitating, he decided to give up temporarily and wait until he wanted to raise it later.

An auction like this cannot be a gathering of cattle. After this batch of cattle goes down, a small batch of cattle will be auctioned. This time, there is not just one cow, but three whole cattle. There are ten of them. These cows have markings on their bodies and ears, so they are not difficult to identify. And these cows are basically black, and they look really weird.

These are Angus cattle, we can leave. Robins smiled at Jiang Hai and said.

Okay, now is the time for the cattle from the Parr Farm Ranch to appear. We all know that the old Parr of the Parr Farm Ranch is almost seventy. It seems that he finally wants to spend his old age in peace. , and he only has one daughter. It seems that his daughter is not ready to take over his ranch, so she has to sell these cattle now. We all know that these cattle fed by Old Parr with alcoholic beverages will naturally not If you have any questions, there are a total of thirty cows, one adult bull, twenty-three cows, five of which are now pregnant, and six calves that are less than a year old. Now we start the auction... Let’s start with The whole herd will be auctioned together, and if the price does not reach Old Parr's expectation, we will auction it separately. The auctioneer glanced at the old man who walked in with the herd, and after obtaining his consent, he spoke loudly.

The people here are all well-informed and naturally know that this old man is good at raising cattle. This batch of cattle can at least be taken into hands without being cheated. Therefore, from the beginning, these people's bids were very fast, thirty The starting price for a cow to be auctioned was thirty thousand dollars, but in just one minute, the price increased to forty-two thousand dollars, and Robbins seemed to be very interested in these cows.

Forty-five thousand. As a person in the distance increased the price to forty-four thousand, Robbins added another hundred dollars.

These cows are all good cows. Look at those five cows. It is estimated that they will give birth soon. After one year, they can be sold in Xiaonian. This batch of cows, regardless of their quality, is now quite good. So thirty-five cows. Looking at Jiang Hai, Burke-Dahler here was also following Jiang Hai.

Of course, the most important thing is that Old Parr is really good at raising cattle. The meat on these cattle, the bull and a few cows have very good texture. If nothing goes wrong, they can be easily slaughtered. If top-quality meat is produced, the price of beef will take off. At this time, Philemon also stretched his head and said with excitement.

As mentioned before, American beef is divided into eight grades, among which the price of the highest grade beef is really outrageous.

The price of one pound of top-quality beef is even three to five hundred dollars. Taking an average cow of 800 kilograms as an example, that is one thousand six hundred kilograms or two thousand pounds. The meat yield rate is 65%, one thousand pounds. Three hundred pounds, based on the ratio of 10% of the best beef produced here, is 130 pounds. One pound of the best beef is sold at the price of raw meat, with an average price of $375 per pound. Calculated, a cow would cost more than 40,000 yuan, nearly 50,000 U.S. dollars, if only one-tenth of the best meat price was offered.

Plus the other beef? Even if it cannot be sold at such a high price, it is not too expensive to sell for more than 100 US dollars for the second-level ones. The third-level selection is about 50 US dollars. If you buy the standard one, it will be 8 US dollars. If you sell it, it will be more than 6 US dollars. This Altogether, if a cow is raised very well, it can fetch nearly 100,000 US dollars. Of course, half of it comes from its best meat. For Robbins, These cattle from Old Parr have the qualifications to become such cattle.

As for Jiang Hai, he was stunned for a moment, and then he grinned unconsciously. Others might still doubt whether the cattle he raised would lose money, but Jiang Hai didn't care at all, because with his With the combination of blood, when these cattle are slaughtered in the future, they will definitely be the best, and they will be so good that they are outrageous.

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