ALACOWMAN
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yes,, like him a whole lot better....Simmental7":3ebdraox said:Also look at Bonina Polled Nuggets 9023j? what you think
http://www.grinaltafarms.com/animals/nugget9023j.htm
yes,, like him a whole lot better....Simmental7":3ebdraox said:Also look at Bonina Polled Nuggets 9023j? what you think
While the heavyweights can bring you $$$ at salebarn but I felt that a 1,000lbs weanling is a bit too large for my taste.goddy":axl9oicg said:Not seeing why all the astonishment at 1000 pound weaning weight , I mean outliers crop up all the time, that would be why it is a bell curve over a population not a straight line, right ?. They are fun to brag about and it looks impressive but I wouldn't want to use one unless the dam did it year after year then maybe.
We had a 954 pound commercial weaner last year - 3/4 Red Angus 1/4 Simm - at 224 days on pasture. Slaughtered him 2 weeks ago at 1424 and his contemporaries had caught ( some had passed) him at that point.
To be honest I'm more astonished when people are okay with 400 pound weaning weights. JMO
me to,, especially commercial breeders....though 4 weights would bring 800.00 a couple months back... the bigger ones were a grand.. now if thats all you can get out of a cow and calf???..... bigger calves are going to be the ticket now ,,, less days on corn .. and less corn,, or what there is of it you will pay dearly..goddy":d6lkltgl said:Not seeing why all the astonishment at 1000 pound weaning weight , I mean outliers crop up all the time, that would be why it is a bell curve over a population not a straight line, right ?. They are fun to brag about and it looks impressive but I wouldn't want to use one unless the dam did it year after year then maybe.
We had a 954 pound commercial weaner last year - 3/4 Red Angus 1/4 Simm - at 224 days on pasture. Slaughtered him 2 weeks ago at 1424 and his contemporaries had caught ( some had passed) him at that point.
To be honest I'm more astonished when people are okay with 400 pound weaning weights. JMO
ALACOWMAN":3oto4q61 said:me to,, especially commercial breeders....though 4 weights would bring 800.00 a couple months back... the bigger ones were a grand.. now if thats all you can get out of a cow and calf???..... bigger calves are going to be the ticket now ,,, less days on corn .. and less corn,, or what there is of it you will pay dearly..goddy":3oto4q61 said:Not seeing why all the astonishment at 1000 pound weaning weight , I mean outliers crop up all the time, that would be why it is a bell curve over a population not a straight line, right ?. They are fun to brag about and it looks impressive but I wouldn't want to use one unless the dam did it year after year then maybe.
We had a 954 pound commercial weaner last year - 3/4 Red Angus 1/4 Simm - at 224 days on pasture. Slaughtered him 2 weeks ago at 1424 and his contemporaries had caught ( some had passed) him at that point.
To be honest I'm more astonished when people are okay with 400 pound weaning weights. JMO