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<blockquote data-quote="UG" data-source="post: 991624" data-attributes="member: 714"><p>mncowboy,</p><p></p><p>Though I am not sure about weaning weights, I recently saw a presentation in which data from the Meat Animal Research Center had Charolais with the highest yearling weights. If I remember correctly Angus and Simmental were 2nd, and Gelbvieh was next. Limousin was quite a bit lower in their YWs. Now, that being said, there is a tremendous amount of variability within breeds, and if you prefer Limmys, there are some Limousin bulls that can compete with the other breeds on growth.</p><p></p><p>If you are planning on keeping back heifers as replacements, I would go with Gelbvieh or Simmentals. Even if you aren't planning on retaining heifers yourself, with the North American cow numbers so low, once we get back to more normal weather patterns (no drought) high quality heifers are going to be worth a premium. So, you may want to determine what breeds of heifers sell best in your market and use that to help determine what breed of bull to go with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UG, post: 991624, member: 714"] mncowboy, Though I am not sure about weaning weights, I recently saw a presentation in which data from the Meat Animal Research Center had Charolais with the highest yearling weights. If I remember correctly Angus and Simmental were 2nd, and Gelbvieh was next. Limousin was quite a bit lower in their YWs. Now, that being said, there is a tremendous amount of variability within breeds, and if you prefer Limmys, there are some Limousin bulls that can compete with the other breeds on growth. If you are planning on keeping back heifers as replacements, I would go with Gelbvieh or Simmentals. Even if you aren't planning on retaining heifers yourself, with the North American cow numbers so low, once we get back to more normal weather patterns (no drought) high quality heifers are going to be worth a premium. So, you may want to determine what breeds of heifers sell best in your market and use that to help determine what breed of bull to go with. [/QUOTE]
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