Cattle Rack Rancher
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Anybody had any experience with the calves off this bull.
http://www.ankonyatpineridge.com/bulls/ankelixir100.html
I was at the bull sale at the test station this past weekend. Now I don't know if this happens to anyone else but I saw one bull that stood out as 'the one to buy' for my herd. They started with 100 bulls from different breeders in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Ontario. By the time they culled for growth, breeding soundness and structural soundness, they had 66 left. I marked down a half dozen I figured would probably do but really liked the looks of this Elixir son. I had my 'bull budget' all worked out and started bidding and he shot right past my 'bull budget'. Fortunately my wife was sitting with me and told me to go ahead and buy him. He wasn't the most expensive Angus bull, but he was definitely in the top five. All they give you at the sale is birthweight, on test weight, yearling weight, and current weight. All pretty good from what I can see. Anybody have any more info on the calves off this guy. Also, do the Angus have their own Frame Score rating. He was a 5.0 on the general program and a 6.5 on the insert that gave his weight. He certainly doesn't look like a 6.5 compared to the Charolais and Lim's they had at the sale.
http://www.ankonyatpineridge.com/bulls/ankelixir100.html
I was at the bull sale at the test station this past weekend. Now I don't know if this happens to anyone else but I saw one bull that stood out as 'the one to buy' for my herd. They started with 100 bulls from different breeders in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Ontario. By the time they culled for growth, breeding soundness and structural soundness, they had 66 left. I marked down a half dozen I figured would probably do but really liked the looks of this Elixir son. I had my 'bull budget' all worked out and started bidding and he shot right past my 'bull budget'. Fortunately my wife was sitting with me and told me to go ahead and buy him. He wasn't the most expensive Angus bull, but he was definitely in the top five. All they give you at the sale is birthweight, on test weight, yearling weight, and current weight. All pretty good from what I can see. Anybody have any more info on the calves off this guy. Also, do the Angus have their own Frame Score rating. He was a 5.0 on the general program and a 6.5 on the insert that gave his weight. He certainly doesn't look like a 6.5 compared to the Charolais and Lim's they had at the sale.