ricebeltrancher":plblagw0 said:
Phenotype will give you a clue of how they COULD grade, but buyers absolutely can't tell without a doubt what a particular animal will end up grading when they run through the sale.
absolutely can't tell without a doubt
True but they can make a good educated guess.
They can darn near tell you the history and cross breeding of the animal by looking at it. When I ask how do you know that ? I get, look at the head, look at those ears, look at the size of the animal and body structure, look at that bob tail, color etc etc etc.
And if he has bought from that seller in the past he has a pretty good idea how that sellers cattle will turn out on his feeding protocol.
Look at Black Canyons video and tell me you can't tell they are cross bred Angus, I sure can. Even I can tell the difference between an Angus a Brangus and a Beefmaster.
And note they do not call them BLACK Angus, just ANGUS cattle.
http://www.blackcanyon-angusbeef.com/me ... type=Video