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Does more pounds per acre make up for being docked at the sale barn for small frame size?
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<blockquote data-quote="Travlr" data-source="post: 1824248" data-attributes="member: 42463"><p>I've had both. In Arkansas the preferred cow was 11/1200 pounds and in SD it was 14/1500.</p><p></p><p>If I was to say which *I* preferred, it's really a toss up. I don't necessarily think a bigger cow eats so much that she should be discounted. I just don't see that as a valid argument when she is more likely to raise a bigger, higher priced calf. As far as working them, the smaller cattle are less intimidating but the bigger ones are more likely to be calmer. Most equipment seems to be built for 1200 pound cows and there's some struggle to wedge bigger cows through. In Arkansas the bigger cows didn't get any disrespect, but in SD the smaller cows did. Not a lot, but it was there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Travlr, post: 1824248, member: 42463"] I've had both. In Arkansas the preferred cow was 11/1200 pounds and in SD it was 14/1500. If I was to say which *I* preferred, it's really a toss up. I don't necessarily think a bigger cow eats so much that she should be discounted. I just don't see that as a valid argument when she is more likely to raise a bigger, higher priced calf. As far as working them, the smaller cattle are less intimidating but the bigger ones are more likely to be calmer. Most equipment seems to be built for 1200 pound cows and there's some struggle to wedge bigger cows through. In Arkansas the bigger cows didn't get any disrespect, but in SD the smaller cows did. Not a lot, but it was there. [/QUOTE]
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