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<blockquote data-quote="Backbone Ranch" data-source="post: 1087462" data-attributes="member: 20754"><p>Murray Greys are few in numbers I have to admit. They require very little input and they wean calves that are about 50% of their bodyweight. Our heifers wean in the mid 500's and bulls in the low-mid 600 pound realm. We haven't fed our cows anything this year except for a some 60 lb square bales when we had 2 inches of sleet on the ground. The Murray Greys are extremely heat resistant. They will be grazing with temps into the 100's. Their fertility speaks for itself. The majority, 85-90% of our cows, calve in the first 21 days of the calving season. The calves are born quickly, even the big ones. The majority of our calves weigh in the 65-75 lb realm at birth. They are extremely docile as shown below. This calf was just a couple hours old. </p><p><img src="http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/503/medium/cf41fe19.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Murray Grey bull calves pack on weight quickly, the one below is shown as a 2 day old calf and again as a 5 1/2 month old. They will bring quite a bit of money if you cater to the right market. We sold the bull below at 7 months for $2100.00. He was weaned at 616 pounds and he was out of a first calf heifer. </p><p>As for being used as a terminal sire, who knows? How many of you have actually used a Murray Grey bull as a terminal sire? Their calves aren't very framey like Charlois or Belgian Blue, but the steers with us gain an average of 1.5 lbs per day from weaning until slaughter at 24 months of age on just native and Bermuda grass. </p><p><img src="http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/503/medium/8c1dac8a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/503/medium/6a7386b7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Backbone Ranch, post: 1087462, member: 20754"] Murray Greys are few in numbers I have to admit. They require very little input and they wean calves that are about 50% of their bodyweight. Our heifers wean in the mid 500's and bulls in the low-mid 600 pound realm. We haven't fed our cows anything this year except for a some 60 lb square bales when we had 2 inches of sleet on the ground. The Murray Greys are extremely heat resistant. They will be grazing with temps into the 100's. Their fertility speaks for itself. The majority, 85-90% of our cows, calve in the first 21 days of the calving season. The calves are born quickly, even the big ones. The majority of our calves weigh in the 65-75 lb realm at birth. They are extremely docile as shown below. This calf was just a couple hours old. [img]http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/503/medium/cf41fe19.jpg[/img] Murray Grey bull calves pack on weight quickly, the one below is shown as a 2 day old calf and again as a 5 1/2 month old. They will bring quite a bit of money if you cater to the right market. We sold the bull below at 7 months for $2100.00. He was weaned at 616 pounds and he was out of a first calf heifer. As for being used as a terminal sire, who knows? How many of you have actually used a Murray Grey bull as a terminal sire? Their calves aren't very framey like Charlois or Belgian Blue, but the steers with us gain an average of 1.5 lbs per day from weaning until slaughter at 24 months of age on just native and Bermuda grass. [img]http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/503/medium/8c1dac8a.jpg[/img] [img]http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/503/medium/6a7386b7.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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