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Crossbow kills my bittersweet which laughs at Gly. You can buy it at tractor supply.

His sire Good question, not sure as I don’t weigh mine live. Here’s my first cross calf butchered last week. 19 month heifer, hung at 557lbs. Mostly grass with a little grain daily since weaning.

These carcasses won’t go through the sale barn

All grass from July through November when he’s at my friends place, then mostly grass with a couple pounds of feed daily at my place the rest of the year. His size comes from his genetics. He’s from a line with good growth.

Here’s his first calf crossed with my belties, heifer, fed to 19 months. Mostly grass with some grain daily since before weaning. Butchered yesterday. Hanging weight of 557. I will be butchering two of his steers in September at 24 months. They are quite a bit larger than this heifer and hope to...

Nope, full Wagyu bull.

Here’s my boy’s rear end. Not too bad for a Wagyu. Look for good growth genetics.

I'm still in it, just without the cows and bull. I'm able to buy the F1 crosses that I want locally so feeding and maintaining the cows/bull just doesn't make monetary sense any longer. I'm trying to establish a system that allows me to keep going even when I retire, without the significant...

I’d love to find something that would do double duty as a calf hauler and a utility trailer. Then I’d sell my current utility trailer.

I’m selling my cows and plan on just buying 2 or 3 just weaned steers each year to feed out. I will have them butchered here at the house, but will need a trailer to pick them up with. I’ve already got a 7x12 utility trailer and a 18’ car hauler, but I don’t think I could make either of those...

The zip bandits have a piece of rubber that stretches and keeps constant pressure on the sack until it falls off. They’re slick. We’ve been putting them on at around 5-7 months of age.

Yep me and a buddy have been using them the past three years. They work great!

My current feed is a 14.5% protein steer feed, no gluten. I understand straight shelled corn is 8% protein. So finishing the last 3-5 months on just corn is ok? Is is ok to give the cows the corn as well daily instead of the current 14.5% mix they currently are getting?

Good info folks. I'll have to check on my mix and see if it has corn gluten in it. I've been rethinking my plan not to separate the beef animals. I'll have to run another water line/electric to a different pen which isn't bad. Separating them will also solve my problem of having to butcher...