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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1589084" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>My opinion, if the cow is doing what you want her to within your management, then she is working good, regardless of being a larger frame. I have always tended to have cows that were fairly large frame, because that seems to be what the markets around here wants as far as feeder calves. Smaller framed, fleshy calves are docked. It is a balancing act for sure, the desired end product type is somewhat antagonistic to the desired cow type. I am currently coming to the mindset to moderate the average cow size down a little and still utilize a little larger frame bull on some to try to strike the balance. Back in the winter we culled out a few cows that weighed from 1600-1800 lbs, in those cases those cows were not producing calves any heavier than the others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1589084, member: 24816"] My opinion, if the cow is doing what you want her to within your management, then she is working good, regardless of being a larger frame. I have always tended to have cows that were fairly large frame, because that seems to be what the markets around here wants as far as feeder calves. Smaller framed, fleshy calves are docked. It is a balancing act for sure, the desired end product type is somewhat antagonistic to the desired cow type. I am currently coming to the mindset to moderate the average cow size down a little and still utilize a little larger frame bull on some to try to strike the balance. Back in the winter we culled out a few cows that weighed from 1600-1800 lbs, in those cases those cows were not producing calves any heavier than the others. [/QUOTE]
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