I have a few cattle in my ranch including an angus heifer. I do not have a bull to start breeding them. I came across a Beefmaster Angus bull that's only 6 months on the internet and wanted to buy him for my angus heifer. I was wondering if anyone knew or could help me out if he would be a good bull to start breeding. He comes from registered blood lines. He's out of a Angus Shorthorn Cow,Beefmaster bull. He's all I can afford for now. Any help is really appreciated, thank you.
I would suggest not using a crossbred bull. I would go to a few places that breed purebred stock and shop for a bull. In my opinion epd's are only one tool in the tool chest. It is a good idea to have the dam and sire onsite so you can evaluate them yourself.
How old are they?
An older cow who is fat but not too fat after feeding a calf for 6 to 9 months, has a flat topline and good udder then you are on the right track.
What does the sire look like?
Look at the other calves from the same bull. Do they all look alike for the most part?
Look for a youtube video on how to evaluate a beef animal. You might find a 4H or FFA beef judging training video.
There is nothing wrong with line breeding. It tightens up the gene pool giving more consistant calves.
Your bull is the most important animal because he is responsible for half of your calf crops genetic pool.
I like my animals to marble well so i do not use continental breeds. I only use British Breeds, hereford, shorthorn, angus, murray grey.
Since you are bringing in a bull you can breed your cows with him and you can breed him back to his daughters. I would not breed farther down than that.