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<blockquote data-quote="plbcattle" data-source="post: 399187" data-attributes="member: 171"><p>Most bull buyers, the first thing they look at is bone. A bull that is to fine boned won't sell well. The guys with larger ranches want a big boned,big footed bull so he can travel well and have a good set of wheels under him. The commercial guys might turn a bull out in a 1000 acre trap and he has to travel a lot of land. He has to be able to keep up and not break down. Heavy animals with fine bone will suffer problems later in life. Most small boned cattle will generally if not watched what they are bred to can hurt there off spring.</p><p>Most bull buyers won't take a fine boned bull at half price because if he passes that on to his offspring, they will have trouble selling his offspring.</p><p>I have never seen larger boned cattle hold flesh better but I have noticed more muscle and over all mass to larger boned cattle. A true herdsire will need ample amounts of bone. Our latest has added bone that is far more than I ever anticipated. Most bull buyers love his son's because of the large feet and bone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="plbcattle, post: 399187, member: 171"] Most bull buyers, the first thing they look at is bone. A bull that is to fine boned won't sell well. The guys with larger ranches want a big boned,big footed bull so he can travel well and have a good set of wheels under him. The commercial guys might turn a bull out in a 1000 acre trap and he has to travel a lot of land. He has to be able to keep up and not break down. Heavy animals with fine bone will suffer problems later in life. Most small boned cattle will generally if not watched what they are bred to can hurt there off spring. Most bull buyers won't take a fine boned bull at half price because if he passes that on to his offspring, they will have trouble selling his offspring. I have never seen larger boned cattle hold flesh better but I have noticed more muscle and over all mass to larger boned cattle. A true herdsire will need ample amounts of bone. Our latest has added bone that is far more than I ever anticipated. Most bull buyers love his son's because of the large feet and bone. [/QUOTE]
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