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<blockquote data-quote="SPH" data-source="post: 1114454" data-attributes="member: 20580"><p>I'd have concerns that either they aren't reporting their BW accurately or maybe they are just that selective, hard to know without knowing the breeder's rep but it's odd that every bull would be that light or they just manipulated the numbers. The ones 60 and lower are almost too extreme even if they were calved by heifers. Everyone has their opinions on birth weights, some think bigger calf = bigger weaning weights. Personally we like to see our heifers calve in the 70-80 lb range and preferably the mature cows have calves under 90lb. Just a lot less chance of complications in those ranges, we still have some that calve over 90 with no issues but especially with bulls it is a lot harder to market a bull with a BW over 90 than it is one that was around 80 which is why we still value using EPDs as one of the tools when selecting bulls because you never know if someone is just messing with weights in order to make a bull look more desirable. Plus buying from a reputable breeder that has the performance data to prove it always helps too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPH, post: 1114454, member: 20580"] I'd have concerns that either they aren't reporting their BW accurately or maybe they are just that selective, hard to know without knowing the breeder's rep but it's odd that every bull would be that light or they just manipulated the numbers. The ones 60 and lower are almost too extreme even if they were calved by heifers. Everyone has their opinions on birth weights, some think bigger calf = bigger weaning weights. Personally we like to see our heifers calve in the 70-80 lb range and preferably the mature cows have calves under 90lb. Just a lot less chance of complications in those ranges, we still have some that calve over 90 with no issues but especially with bulls it is a lot harder to market a bull with a BW over 90 than it is one that was around 80 which is why we still value using EPDs as one of the tools when selecting bulls because you never know if someone is just messing with weights in order to make a bull look more desirable. Plus buying from a reputable breeder that has the performance data to prove it always helps too. [/QUOTE]
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