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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 17484"><p>> I'm glad to know you were never</p><p>> docked 50 cents a pound. I was on</p><p>> some calves that were very painted</p><p>> up. The buyers just weren't very</p><p>> impressed. I have switched to an</p><p>> Angus bull and a Hereford Bull. I</p><p>> am hoping we will come out better</p><p>> this year. Last year we had all</p><p>> heifers and they turned out really</p><p>> nice. We are just having our first</p><p>> set of bulls/steers. The Angus and</p><p>> Hereford certainly pull off the</p><p>> ears and belly button. I hope the</p><p>> buyers like the calves better.</p><p></p><p>Luckily I've only had one Beefmaster calf that was really painted up (I call her Pinto). I really liked the way she looked from the standpoint of conformation, udder, etc. and the fact that her dam was one of my top producing cows so I kept her for a replacement. Probably would have taken a bigger "hit" on her if I had sold her at the auction barn. My Beefmnaster bulls in the past have themselves been almost 100% reddish brown and threw essentially solid colored reddish brown calves. Don't know what my Pinto heifer would have produced if bred to another Beefmaster -- she just had her first calf and it was all black, sired by my new Angus bull.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 17484"] > I'm glad to know you were never > docked 50 cents a pound. I was on > some calves that were very painted > up. The buyers just weren't very > impressed. I have switched to an > Angus bull and a Hereford Bull. I > am hoping we will come out better > this year. Last year we had all > heifers and they turned out really > nice. We are just having our first > set of bulls/steers. The Angus and > Hereford certainly pull off the > ears and belly button. I hope the > buyers like the calves better. Luckily I've only had one Beefmaster calf that was really painted up (I call her Pinto). I really liked the way she looked from the standpoint of conformation, udder, etc. and the fact that her dam was one of my top producing cows so I kept her for a replacement. Probably would have taken a bigger "hit" on her if I had sold her at the auction barn. My Beefmnaster bulls in the past have themselves been almost 100% reddish brown and threw essentially solid colored reddish brown calves. Don't know what my Pinto heifer would have produced if bred to another Beefmaster -- she just had her first calf and it was all black, sired by my new Angus bull. [/QUOTE]
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