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<blockquote data-quote="Aero" data-source="post: 139196" data-attributes="member: 2076"><p>Chuckie:</p><p>why do you say lower mature weight is on the down side? MW is a measurement of size at 5 yrs old. if you are looking at growth through feedlot and slaughter, YW should be what i would look at. i havent heard a convincing arguement yet for higher MW. the bigger they are in your herd, the more they will eat. i prefer to look for higher WW & YW and lower MW. this way i have cattle that grow well for beef and dont get huge if females are retained.</p><p></p><p>DTA:</p><p>small heifers is exactly what i would want if i am retaining them.</p><p></p><p>BTW- i have a registered Future Direction daughter (AAA #14888588) and true to form, she has very good ultrasound numbers, above average growth and is about a 5 frame 20 mo old.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aero, post: 139196, member: 2076"] Chuckie: why do you say lower mature weight is on the down side? MW is a measurement of size at 5 yrs old. if you are looking at growth through feedlot and slaughter, YW should be what i would look at. i havent heard a convincing arguement yet for higher MW. the bigger they are in your herd, the more they will eat. i prefer to look for higher WW & YW and lower MW. this way i have cattle that grow well for beef and dont get huge if females are retained. DTA: small heifers is exactly what i would want if i am retaining them. BTW- i have a registered Future Direction daughter (AAA #14888588) and true to form, she has very good ultrasound numbers, above average growth and is about a 5 frame 20 mo old. [/QUOTE]
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