What do you think of my 09 show cattle?

[Iowa-angus]

Yes, they have all shown, and i sold my steer. But i just wanted some opinions on them.

First up is my breeding heifer. She was born april 1st of 08, she was bred on june 13th (no, she wasn't A.I'ed) the fair was July 10th-13th, and she had an ultra-sound and a preg-check on friday and she was positive.
here are some pics:
http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll31 ... C02112.jpg
http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll31 ... C02113.jpg
http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll31 ... C02117.jpg

Next up is my market steer. I sold him. His birthdate was March 27th 08, and at the fair he got champion return Bucket/bottle, and reserve champion lightweight market steer. At sale, he was 1105 lbs. and went for 2.25 a pound, for a total of $1325.00
Here are the pics:
http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll31 ... C02015.jpg
http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll31 ... C02009.jpg
http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll31 ... C02101.jpg
http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll31 ... 2104-1.jpg

And last but not least is my Bucket bottle calf. Next year i will show him as a return bucket bottle and market steer. He was born April 1st 09 and at fair weighed in at 152 lbs. Here are some pics:
http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll31 ... C02013.jpg
http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll31 ... C02076.jpg
http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll31 ... C02077.jpg
http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll31 ... C02088.jpg
http://s291.photobucket.com/albums/ll31 ... C02098.jpg

I am welcome to any comments and yes, i am aware that they are links and yes that is how i intended them.

[Iowa-angus]

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[KNERSIE]

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You're more likely to get replies if you post the pics rather than the links and if you just post one or two of each animal.

By your username I assume they are angus, although they look like they are dairyXangus. They could all use a lot more muscle and finish.

[aussie_cowgirl]

I wish my shows had a bottle fed section.

I don't think too much of the heifer. I think she could do with some thickness through her and maybe a little more depth. She seems to be all legs. Obviously I can't see her pelvic structure but it may pay to double check her width in that area is ok otherwise you might want to keep an eye on her while she's calving.

The steer needed some more feed time I think. He needed some more muscling for sure.

[Iowa-angus]

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You're more likely to get replies if you post the pics rather than the links and if you just post one or two of each animal.

By your username I assume they are angus, although they look like they are dairyXangus. They could all use a lot more muscle and finish.

How do i post them on here? The bulls for all of them are purebred angus, and the cows were all Angus/polled hertfurd cross. So these would be angus hertfurd crosses also. No dairy in them.

[aussie_cowgirl]

Click the Img button up the top and in between the codes put your picture link

[Iowa-angus]

I tried, but it said it couldn't determine the dimensions of the image. I have read something about ranchers.net and pics. What is that all about?

[KNERSIE]

I tried, but it said it couldn't determine the dimensions of the image. I have read something about ranchers.net and pics. What is that all about?

If you click on one of the links you've posted you'll see a black box to the left of the page saying "Share this image". The last line says "image code", click that and it will be copied to your clipboard automatically and paste it here, simple as that. I've done it exactly like that for the last link you've posted and it works as you can see below.

[Iowa-angus]

ok here is heifer pics:



Here is my market steer pics:





Here is my bucket/bottle calf:

[Iowa-angus]

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[Cowboy 2.0]

A good show calf starts at selection. Work on your selecting.

[Iowa-angus]

hmm...

We went to 4-H beef show at the iowa state fair and 1 out of the 2 divisions we watched i picked the one that one the division.

i also got a couple classes.

[Cowboy 2.0]

hmm...

We went to 4-H beef show at the iowa state fair and 1 out of the 2 divisions we watched i picked the one that one the division.

i also got a couple classes.

Well it's pretty obvious you didn't use those skills on selecting your own cattle.

[aussie_cowgirl]

My Mum can pick a good animal and has nothing to do with cattle. She used to come watch me at the show and she'd see something she liked and point it out, most of the time they were winners or up in their class. However if I asked her to look at some calves and pick me an animal that will grow out nice... No idea. Selection is a big issue. Learning how to pick who is going to grow out and who isn't is hard, plenty of so called 'experts' get it wrong. But it's a good skill to practice, learning to look for that balance of structure, growth and capacity.

[Iowa-angus]

hmm...

We went to 4-H beef show at the iowa state fair and 1 out of the 2 divisions we watched i picked the one that one the division.

i also got a couple classes.

Well it's pretty obvious you didn't use those skills on selecting your own cattle.

well sorry for not wanting to spend the money on a cooler....

My calves are realistic. Oh, and aren't we forgeting that 2 out of the 3 "badly selected" calves got reserve champion or champion???????