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    Mini cattle are more profitable

    I've sold some cattle lately. I have a variety of breeds. Our main bull is a registered white beef shorthorn. Our cows are shorthorn, red angus, jersey and jersey crosses, other dairy/beef crosses, some charolais crosses, some other random cattle. I also raised a registered Charolais bull. Our...
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    Black hided vs others

    I sold a white calf, 305 pound steer, 2 weeks ago at the salebarn and he brought the most per pound that I saw sold that day. He was a shorthorn but I think folks thought he was a charolais. most black calves his size that looked good brought 2.20-2.60 and brought 2.77. That might be low where...
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    Brahma cross bull prospect

    Murray is Richard possibly sired by him too Cuso that sweet bull you got from me that disappeared? Seems like his birthday could fit. He looks like Cuso. Im sure someone stole him. He was so dog gentle anyone could have lead him away.
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    Max price on a Bull for commercial use

    I hear so many people complain about these overfed developed bulls melting in the pasture but yet if you try to sell a young bull that has not been stuffed with grain people don't want to pay anything for it. I had a reg. Red Angus low birth weight coming 2 year old bull for sale. We were going...
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    Anyone raising Shorthorns?

    We have decided to breed more shorthorns. But unlike most of you, see want the flashier. We do best selling halter broke pet cows. People who want a pet cow want flashy. This year we also started selling beef by the half.we are eating my daughter's show steer. He was a shorthorn beefmaster...
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    Lets talk hamging weights

    I picked up the meat. I did not weigh the packages. The half of steer I kept took up 2, 5 cubic square feet of freezers plus 5 packages in the fridge. My sister got the same. I'm going to estimate we got. Just under 500 pounds of packages meat from the steer. The other I had sold I think they...
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    Lets talk hamging weights

    I'm sure the fair scales were accurate. At the county fair on 9-5 he weighed 1185. At the Tulsa state fair on Oct 4th he weighed 1287. It was a 40 mile drive to the processor. Nice weather. The steer had been to 6 shows so he was used to traveling. The heifer did not seemed stressed. I had...
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    Lets talk hamging weights

    The steer was a show steer that weighed 1287 at the fair 12 days before. He was on show feed until the day before so there is zero doubt that he weighed over 1300. The heifer had been on feed 80 days and was fat. Not finished fat but looked good. I had not weighed her her own mate was a show...
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    Lets talk hamging weights

    I had two processed this week. The steer 18 months (beefmaster/shorthorn) 1300 pounds. Processor said he hung at 718. Red Angus 28 month old heifer that failed to get pregnant weighed I guessed 1100 plus. They said she hung at 492. I questioned it. What do you all think?
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    Moms a brangus. What is she. Angus and jersey bull was nearby

    I dont see Jersey in there. The head shape looks beef. Angus can be heterozygous black/red and produce either red or black calves.
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    Gyr blood

    So I have a year old gyr/fleckvieh/dutch belted heifer. I love how she looks. She is halter broke and so easy to get along with. I got her as a day old from an organic dairy. She has never been sick a day in her life. She is very personable. She listens and obeys very well. I'm sure she will...
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    Red Poll

    Yesterday was our county fair. Our red poll heifer was second to the same heifer that best her a month ago. Judges comments were that he really liked how long and extended she was and that she is super sound just not yet fresh enough. The other heifer was way fatter. Mine isn't exactly skinny...
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    Update Scottish Highland Calf

    Can you clarify what the case was about?
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    Bull choice

    Ai is not an economical choice for me at this time. At $100 ,a try plus transport cost and time for 20 cows. It wont pencil out for me
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    Bull choice

    Help me choose. I've got a mixed herd of young cattle. 4 registered red Angus, 3 shorthorn or plus, simangus, beefmaster, fleckvieh and jersey. I raise and sell pet cows, a few show calves, and a few feeders. I'm buying a red bull. I've found 3 I like. All registered. All similar price and...
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    Red Poll

    The one that beat us was a registered 50% red Angus. The judge raises black Angus cattle so I know he leans towards Angus. I'm pretty happy with how the red poll looks. I love her disposition. She could not be better to handle.
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    New bull...

    I think the sim bull makes the most sense as you want to be able to add weight with adding a calving problem. A longer carcass with muscling will weigh more than a short body. The simangus bull sounds like a calving problem in the making. I dont think the yearlings from him would be a weight...
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    Red Poll

    So we went to the show with the red poll today. We got reserve grand AOB. The judge didnt say much about her except the she had really good length. We will have out local show on the 15th then the county fair at the end of the month. We will end up going against the one that beat us today at the...
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    Red Poll

    My neighbor raises Red Polls. He has a pretty uniform looking easy fleshing herd. I've always been impressed by them. My daughter won a calf scramble at the state fair. We used the certificate to purchase a heifer from the neighbor. She is a march 2019. Beautiful. Great topline. Long body. Good...
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    Aberdeen bull freezer camp candidate

    Sideview not bad but very narrow from the top view. Seems like he will eat well.
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