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Not so odd if it was at the end of a T road. :)

Yup, chasing the almighty buck till the dying day. :)

If he's a steer no worries. IF he's a stag (1 nutter) usually 80% sterile as testicle is trapped too close to body and body heat lowers semen viability. But it only takes one for an oops baby. IF you see penetration or see the penis erect (not just the tip) then you have worries. Stags will...

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Maybe I am overestimating the intelligence of Texan children over 6 or you are underestimating the intelligence of 3 yr olds. But even a dog knows the difference between being stumbled over and being kicked.

For any familiar with aAa dairy analysis R - S system from the '50s and '60s - I'd say he's R-R-R Front feet standing in a bit of a hole, but I'd say foreleg appears a tad short, feet look good as they appear short, well rounded, even, uniform with level sole and good heel depth. Deep chest...

Generally no, but it depends on if the area fertilized is subjected to runoff. Neighbor has a pasture that the river floods in the spring about 3 out of every 5 years. He blames the popularity of pattern tiling by row crop farmers as being 1/2 the problem.

Pineywoods - sounds north to me. In which state are you located? add location to profile, if you can

One advantage to buying replacements is you can walk away if you don't like what you see. Instead of buying open replacement heifers, I'd strongly consider buying bred 2 or 3 yr olds or with calves at their side. To avoid calving heifers, seeing as you're new to cow/calf from stockers. Heifers...

That's a lot of snow! We don't get the Great Lakes snow effect, but we're at 80 inches this season (70" is plenty) and expect to hit 60 degrees this weekend, so rain, not snow from here on out. Although we have had snow as late as May.

I picked up on that trend when I was about 4 guess I was born to be a scientist :)

Pretty sure Kenny understands that. I believe what he's saying, trouble taking the lead on pricing when professional kill buyers aren't around setting the price and spread.

My guess is because the better heavy bred cows aren't being sent for kill until after calving.

Slaughter prices rising is a bad thing? What next cattlemen making a profit? for shame :) lol

Yes, he said 900 ish and being a newbie I suggested 1200 lbs should be his target. A first timer expectations often vary from reality and to eyeball weight can be difficult for the experienced, let alone someone new to it. I would focus more on body condition and finish rather than a weight...

I took him to mean butcher 1 steer each year. The first steer 15-17 months and yearly thereafter, not with goal to butcher at 1 year. Being first time, he's still thinking things through.

I prefer 1300 lbs because animal frames (skeletons) grow first and the same animal will have more meat on the bone than when slaughtered at lower weights. When Mom would send me to the store to get a whole chicken to make chicken soup. She would remind me to get the heaviest bird they had...

Target slaughter weight should be 1200 lbs rather than 900 ish. IF you go with cows, you will have a couple cull cows every year (lost calf, didn't breed) you could choose to butcher a cow for home consumption rather than sell for slaughter and sell the more valuable steer instead.

Then what? Wean and sell at 400 lbs? 120 days x 2.67 lbs gain per day = 320 lbs + 75 lb birth weight = 395 lbs 3 lbs per day = 435 lbs

I vote for 600 lb steers. To avoid health issues of buying smaller animals and to get your feet wet, before tackling cows.