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<blockquote data-quote="turning grass into beef" data-source="post: 623254" data-attributes="member: 5195"><p><u>exactly Limomike</u>. This is why we only sell two year olds and will only buy two year olds. After switching to selling only two years olds (about 5 years ago) there is no way I would ever buy a yearling for the commercial cows again. Sometimes a calf looks great while nursing the cow and does great that first winter on feed. But when turned back onto grass the next summer, that is where the rubber hits the road. We make all of our bull prove themselves on grass as yearlings. It sure makes culling for the bull sale the following year easier. It also ensures that our customers will be getting a bull that turns grass into beef and doesn't rely on grain supplementation to get the job done.</p><p>Don't get me wrong. There is nothing wrong with using a yearling bull. We sometimes use some of our yearling bulls that we sell the next year. All I am saying is that a bull does not show his ability to maintain his condition on grass until you make him do just that. If you buy a yearling bull (around here anyway) he has not had a chance to do that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="turning grass into beef, post: 623254, member: 5195"] [u]exactly Limomike[/u]. This is why we only sell two year olds and will only buy two year olds. After switching to selling only two years olds (about 5 years ago) there is no way I would ever buy a yearling for the commercial cows again. Sometimes a calf looks great while nursing the cow and does great that first winter on feed. But when turned back onto grass the next summer, that is where the rubber hits the road. We make all of our bull prove themselves on grass as yearlings. It sure makes culling for the bull sale the following year easier. It also ensures that our customers will be getting a bull that turns grass into beef and doesn't rely on grain supplementation to get the job done. Don't get me wrong. There is nothing wrong with using a yearling bull. We sometimes use some of our yearling bulls that we sell the next year. All I am saying is that a bull does not show his ability to maintain his condition on grass until you make him do just that. If you buy a yearling bull (around here anyway) he has not had a chance to do that. [/QUOTE]
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