Recent content by notEXTRAspecial

For those familiar with Beefmaster cattle, has the conformation settled at all with time? I’m not big on heavy milking cows, I feel like they need just enough to get the calf off to a good start. Seems like an EPD of about 20-24 is plenty. You get above 30 and I believe they melt away too quickly.

It is very interesting, for sure. We need more cattlemen with his convictions.

I’m not trying to sell the dink story. I understand there comes a point where frame score negatively affects the price of calves sold. But I believe I don’t need 6-7 (or bigger) frame cattle to realize good prices for my steer and heifer calves. I’m not in the least bit offended when I see...

The limiting factor on nearly all ranches is the land area available to them. More smaller cows on that land will ship more pounds of beef than the big cows will. Pounds of beef shipped is where my profits are made. Bragging rights don’t put money in the bank. Studies show the typical 1500 lb...

Why not sacrifice a bit of birth weight for a bull you don’t need to worry about? With me working full time and not having time (nor wanting to check cows/heifer every 4-6 hours) it pays me to use a bull that produces smaller calves. I’m financially ahead and my overall enjoyment of life is...

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