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FL isn't know as the Show Steer raising capital of the world (unless you want an "American"). With fuel prices and your time at a premium you need to spend most of your time on the phone. Call someone in your area that has a good eye and looks at hundreds of calves a year to find that next great...

The OCC program is all about "predictability". Tim's brags that he already knows what he is going get before he does the mating. We had a couple that we flushed to Meyer 734 to get steer mamas. They aren't big egg producers, they will get fat on air but they work great to bring down frame and...

When we did large groups that were synced we used a small crock pot. It takes longer to get to temp but never got knocked over and was easy to work with. We would prep 3 guns and could work pretty fast.

Here is great article from the University of Nebr. They also provide a Cow-Q-Lator to input your numbers and measure profitability (if any) of creep feeding. https://beef.unl.edu/beefwatch/creep-feeding-beef-calves-profitable

One way to insure against the loss of a high value bull is to collect some semen on him.

Be careful if you want solid colored cattle. Some of the char. crosses bred back to angus (black or red) will have a white strip down the back and tail (like a Pinzgauer). With the simmi bull you might get some cool grey baldies. I love those.

In TX you have lots of great people to mentor you.....Jon Gevelinger, Tony Austin, Brandon Horn, Brian Martin, Bobby Newman, Tony Jeffs, Jeff Jackson, Travis Otterstad, Baylor Bonham. Call them up and have a conversation about what you are looking for and what you can spend. Don't be afraid to...

We have bought several older bulls that we really liked their calves. The best example of this is the Simmental bull 600U. Leachman didn't know how good he was until he had some calves on the ground and they bought him back. The problem with buying an older bull is you have to have the...

Just saw the story of Superior Livestock on RFD TV. I don't personally know anyone that has sold through them but might be worth a call. One other channel is a Backgrounder. They are always putting together load lots for local feed yards. Spend a day on the phone asking questions. People are...

Patience is your best option. Wait for your vet to look at him. If this calf is show broke just give him some time. With inexperience you could go from a good situation to a worse situation. If this is the only one you have I would go find him a buddy. We were always trying to find the next...

I just got my Kris Black "Cream of the Crop" sale catalog and was surprised to see that all the bred heifers in the sale were bred to Corriente Bulls. Might start catching on.

I did purchase some heifers at a sale barn when I couldn't get together with the owner on a price at the ranch. When I left his place I called the local sale barn and told them to call me if this guy sells some heifers. 30 days later they called and I bought them for a little over steer price...

Don't purchase any replacement females at a sale barn. Unless it is a special bred heifer sale and even then you are taking a chance on what they are bred to. Find a local breeder or production sale to purchase your replacements. They will come with a reasonable fertility guarantee. Same thing...

When we buy cattle direct from the backgrounder they are weighed at the ranch before going on the truck. We deduct a 2% shrink from the weight and pay on that number. I would say they are coming out ahead from weighing them off the truck at the feed yard.

Doug Parke will have fun selling those genetics. Good Luck.