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Its a term representing small stocker cattle. I don't know if there is an official minimum, but around here flyweights are less than 400 pounds, usually something like a 300-350 pound calf, but I know some that are getting 250 pound flyweights.

Here they seem to run about 50-90 more per hundred weight.

More of a question of whether or not you have any prices written down when y9ou go to a sale to help guide your purchases, or whether you just wing it.

Wondering who uses a buyers card? Do you have one you can find online or do you make your own?

I get shrinkage, but still question calling a 599 pound calf a 5 weight.

Is no one else bothered that a 600 pound takes a dump just before going over the scales and it went from being a 6 weight to a 5 weight? Of course, we don't have 599 pound steers. The scales either show 595 or 600.

When I worked feed stores, we used to require a minimum of 10 tons to have truck come and spread it. The cost ranged from $20-30 per ton (this was about fifteen years back). I priced some lime from the same company but a different county this year. She told me there was a minimum of 24 tons to...

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?

So I'm wanting to get some updated information for my large animal science class. I used to have a report that showed how much discount each coat color received vs black (if someone has that, I would appreciate a link). But that report was several years back and was not regional. So if you...

Awesome to see cattle moves like that. It's still done a bit around here, but more on dirt roads. However, I saw a picture about a month back in the neighboring county where the police stopped traffic so a farmer could move cattle from pastures on one side of the road to pastures on the other. I...

Plummer???

Will try to post results if/when I see them posted.

Apparently Giddings Texas. My first thought was palpated and bred cows or heifers...

Giddings livestock Facebook page Was a typo and I asked for clarification and jp palates (supposed to be palpates) was jackpot palpates... No terminology I've ever heard. Pasted below. Expecting 1600-1800 with 350 cows for tomorrow! So far we have in: black bull, guaranteed yellow bull...

Came across this term from an auction in a different state. I've never heard the term used in my neck of the woods. Could someone enlighten me.

What is everyone's opinions on using fence stays in order to increase spacing between posts and decrease cost? What spacing do you use with or without stays? Thanks

Being unfamiliar with those grass species, I would say there probably isn't enough difference to affect digestion since the rumen microbes are set up for grass (in my case, there are mixed species in every field, even if one species is dominant). Rather, I would think the difference in digestion...

Some great advice guys. I appreciate it. It answers the "what ifs" that I had. I dont know when I'll start doing a.i., but now I'm sure I'll give it a go again in the future.

Actually, you are correct. This was way back in college (which is getting farther back in history), and they just bought cattle from the sale barn. They were supposed to be open, but our Animal science professor did find one that was several months bred. But back to the point, these were not...

It's been some years since I took A.I. training. I ran a bull for years, but am looking into using A. I. again. My one question is to better determine where the cervix is an manipulate it. With all of the simulators, (the box with the plastic parts to resemble a cow), this was no big deal, but...