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Most people could really benefit from the understanding of the bovine skeleton. It's really worth it to actually spend some time just watching your animals on pasture. Watch how they move, watch how they stand. Forget numbers and genotype, condition and color. Just study, with an objective eye...

I have a neighbor who uses a White Park over Shorthorn, Hereford and red Angus cows. His herd is pretty much every color of the bovine rainbow. He feeds out to finish, then sells beef direct-to-consumer. For whatever reason, he finds his rainbow herd fits his program. If he was selling at any...

look in the first section under the "FYI" tab....

Aside from that wonky topline, his shoulder assembly is way too bold and straight for my taste, and the way his neck ties in is lacking any extension or smooth lines. That's a case where you would really want to see that bull on the move, because I'm not trusting a thing about that photo....

If it's a registered, high percentage Maine, you may luck out an have some really nice calves. On the other hand, Maines are usually clubby bred, meaning they are papered mutts designed for the show ring. The vast majority of clubbies are NOT calving ease and will throw some cow-killing...

Nice job. Those are some fantastic pigs! And I love that as a breeder, she is willing to sell the best to make a name for herself. Well done all around!

As usual, very nice stock! 51 is a very nice young female that could compete. C16 can come north and visit my new Limi bull anytime!

I think you are on the right track with Envision and Mudhenkey. I prefer them over the Slate bull. My biggest issue with the bulls in B-bar's lineup, both bred and bought, is they all seem very tight in the heart girth and I keep seeing the offspring with the same thing. We've learned the hard...

Thanks for the shout out Freight! If I was looking to AI a bunch to a purebred bull, I personally like the following from Grassroots: Cell Envision 7023E LFLC Easy Street 107E DHVO Deuce 132R ROMN Floyd Mudhenkey 101F WULF Fifty T804F WZRK Atlas 8012A These are all well made bulls whose females...

Jersey cross?

No doubt that can be said for most of us and about many different animals! Kudos to them, just personally not interested in him.

The problem with that bull is not in his topline.... His shoulders are horrible! I can just about be a front view on him would be enlightening. Those shoulders are the antithesis of calving ease and are dooming any longevity of the animal himself. I'd bet he isn't live covering cows until he's 8...

BFE, I'm humbled. Thanks!

White on his underline does not help the look of him. Nice angles and lines. Having said that, there's a lot lacking in this guy. No hip, no masculinity, no mass, nothing that screams "should get to keep his nuts" to me...

The heifer is nice enough. Feminine, adequate bone, looks deep enough. Biggest flaw is see is those rear legs, as Gizmom pointed out. Remember that when you see a hock angle that is to straight (or too much angle for that matter), it is in direct relation to the rest of the angles in the rear...

That's a fantastic looking young bull! As always, well done!

I goes without saying that I love my Limis. They fit the local markets well, bring growth and pounds per day of age to the people that use my bulls and overall, are a good fit geographically. My second favorite is Red Angus. As a stand alone, I'm not blown away, I think there is far too much...

Based on those clips, I have to revise my thoughts! I still like the red female, but she's not a show prospect compared to others. She's a cow. Lot 8 gets my vote for show female in the group. Smooth made, wide sprung, sound and fills her tracks without getting too banana legged. The lot 2...

Lot 10, then lot 7. I like lot 10 over 7 based on shoulder structure. I will give 7 the advantage in natural spring of rib and heart girth. Both are awesome females, but I'm a sucker for a really good redhead!

That's a fantastic group of heifers! Simmis I assume? The red heifer is the sleeper! Not as flashy as most of the others, but she's going to be a really good one down the road. I'd hazard to guess that based on those pictures alone, the first blaze faced one (lot 2) will top the group in a sale...