What is a 5 weight? What is a 6 weight?

[brandonm_13]

WAIT. Before you answer, I know what the term 5 weight and 6 weight means. Here's what I'm asking. What weight do YOU call a 5 weight steer, and what weight do YOU call a 6 weight steer? Do you call a calf that weighs 550 or higher a 5 weight, or do you differentiate with your terminology?

 

[kenny thomas]

WAIT. Before you answer, I know what the term 5 weight and 6 weight means. Here's what I'm asking. What weight do YOU call a 5 weight steer, and what weight do YOU call a 6 weight steer? Do you call a calf that weighs 550 or higher a 5 weight, or do you differentiate with your terminology?

For me a 500-599 is a 5wt and 600-699 is a 6wt.

 

[Peace]

Buyers won't round up when paying you and I'm sure you wouldn't want them to round down to pay you either.

 

[coachg]

What Kenny said

 

[RustyTub]

For the uninformed, like me, the lingo used in the cattle business is a language all to its own. I've been listening/watching the Feeder Flash every day and when I hear a new word I'll stop, search for it on the interwebs then hit play again. This might be a good topic for a new thread. "Cattle World Slang". It could be very helpful to the newbies.

 

[farmerjan]

Sometimes you might hear someone say a "heavy 5 wt" or heavy 6 wt for something that is in the 550 and more... same as a light 5 wt or light 6 wt.... or an animal or group might be "pushing a 6 wt if it is in the upper 5 wt range... that sort of thing... but a 5 wt is like @kenny thomas said 5-599 .

 

[SBMF 2015]

I like @RustyTub idea. I can talk sale barn slang as well as the next guy, but it can be regional.

 

[WFfarm]

Yes, sale barn slang. Anyone know what "Handlebars" or "blinker out" mean?

 

[farmerjan]

Guessing... handlebars refers to "eared cattle"... heard "blinker out" once and the person referred to a one eyed animal... whether pinkeye or loss of eye???

 

[SDM]

When I was young (but old enough to make a childish connection) there was a buyer who when buying feeder calves would say "All hards, no balls". I'm sure this was in reference to body condition, but I still got in trouble at school for making the proclamation out loud on occasion.

 

[kenny thomas]

Guessing... handlebars refers to "eared cattle"... heard "blinker out" once and the person referred to a one eyed animal... whether pinkeye or loss of eye???

Jan, you should know the handlebars. Its horns on a cow.

 

[farmerjan]

@kenny thomas ... honestly I have never heard "handlebars" on a cow.... but you are right... makes perfect sense.... most horns are like handlebars... mentioned it to another farmer friend and he had never heard them called that either...... oh well, got me on that one... Bet I never forget it either ...... Thank you....

 

[MurraysMutts]

When I think of handlebars, longhorns automatically come to mind.

Cows would look funny with typical handlebars tho...

 

[farmerjan]

When I think of handlebars, longhorns automatically come to mind

Yeah, once @kenny thomas said that, I thought of Jess, my longhorn... DUH...

 

[4hfarms]

Handlebars...ha.. I wouldnt hold on to them by choice. And absolutely no control, just like Ape hangers on a scoot, dangerous...... in that case I have one with ape hangers that would make my biker buddies jealous. LoL!

 

[kenny thomas]

Handlebars...ha.. I wouldnt hold on to them by choice. And absolutely no control, just like Ape hangers on a scoot, dangerous...... in that case I have one with ape hangers that would make my biker buddies jealous. LoL!

I have 2 very tame longhorns that I can hold by their horns. But wouldn't recommend it on most.

 

[4hfarms]

I have 2 very tame longhorns that I can hold by their horns. But wouldn't recommend it on most.

I have nice ones too. Still wouldnt ride 'em. Seen it on utube but its not for me. Neighbors say it's crazy to be in the field with them. So I ask, How would you rotate them if not in the field? He said with a grinder.....
Should learn to keep to myself.........

 

[MurraysMutts]

Goalposts

 

[SBMF 2015]

Jan, you should know the handlebars. Its horns on a cow.

We always referred to them as Clown stabbers or hooks

 

[SBMF 2015]

I think the oddest one I've ever heard was at a cattle producer meeting. One of the speakers kept saying that the feed lots are willing to pay a huge premium for cattle that are "saucered and blown"
Finally someone asked what he meant;
Saucered and blown refers to cattle that are completely backgrounded and only need feed to be finished. All vaccines and vet work is done