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I was rounding, make him 5/16ths then.

Sire was 65%, cut that in half, that’s about 1/3, right? Or 32.5% if you want percentages….

He’s 14 months old and 1/3 Aberdeen (Lowline), but home-raised and filling a need. Might not be a super bull, but he works for us for now.

We did and they grew out really nicely with smaller calves.

Why did they trim the tail off?

Sorry to hear about your loss. This was your bought bred cow, right? Not sure it’s specifically a breed issue but could be a breeder issue…pre calving vaccines? Is dam healthy? If this is the one your dairy calf has been stealing from, did her own calf get colostrum or get pushed out at nursing...

There are no EPDs on Aberdeen-for better or worse, you have to judge the animal in front of you rather than numbers on paper. Challenging, for sure. Mature size is also something to watch-there is a very wide range…

I know I refused to pay $1.50/lb last year for weanling steers (before the market went nuts) because we were still dry and I knew I likely wouldn’t make it back with processing cost and feed, even as beef. SOMEONE is buying their calves, but it doesn’t have to be you😉. If you don’t like the...

Price depends on if it is a “reputation” breeder with a lot of name recognition or smaller breeder. $1500-2000 is typical for registered breds here in central Texas. You probably won’t make back that 3500 purchase price any time soon, especially if you’re going for commercial beef production. My...

We had a heifer who wouldn’t breed-was a little crazier than we liked also. Got her loaded one morning for a vet check-ovaries were tiny. She was in the trailer and there was a sale that day-straight to the barn.

7P by Tyler? Good people

The only drawback I can see to this is getting consistent product. If I raise them, I know exactly what has gone into them and can select for disposition (more tender/less stressed beef). I’ve bought some before that I didn’t raise, they didn’t turn out as well as mine typically do-either...

I don't either. But when you get 23 ribeyes for a whole, 12 for a half, and 6 for a quarter, and unless you grind everything, a lot of roasts that are better packaged as their whole muscle group, it can get easy to be roast-heavy (especially if trying to balance weight equally) vs steaks. My...

You get fewer variety of cuts in 1/4, and those you do get are larger (3 vs 5 lb roast). I have a lot of 2 person households who don’t want the larger cuts. A 1/2” ribeye to keep it under 16 oz isn’t as pleasurable to eat as a 1” 10- 12 oz one, in their opinion (mine too). Also, if your...

The association is what it is-a money-making registry. Aberdeen don’t have EPDs, so that is a challenge. There is semen available at Bovine Elite, if you want to look at some sires. I’ll message you about some of our experiences with AI sires

Some are. Depends on the line.

I have percentage Aberdeen cattle (because people I sell beef to don’t want a full-size half). We had one bull calf that would aim for your knees if you walked in the pasture. He tasted good. Definitely less meat per animal than full-size cattle-pro or con is however you interpret that. But...

Very interesting color pattern on this calf-or is it a skin? Nevermind-had to look closer!

I wasn’t implying you weren’t feeding, I was alluding to some of the practices that others talk about. You actually “rescued” yours and put them in a better situation, and profited from their improvement. I was pointing out that regardless of how tough or inexpensive a certain type of cow seems...

Those are thin cows bought well due to drought-look pretty beef-type somewhere in the woodpile. It doesn’t matter what kind or how cheap or expensive a cow is, to expect (or demand) them to survive on nothing is bad management and really poor stewardship. Output depends on at least minimal input...