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<blockquote data-quote="Oldtimer" data-source="post: 1203122" data-attributes="member: 97"><p>Yep-- and according to the AAA the average BW for angus cattle in 2013 was 74 for heifers- 78 for bulls-- which are good moderate BW's... And the average WW coming from that average is 653 for bulls and 588 for heifers....Thats asking more efficient moderate 1100-1300 lb calves to produce at least 1/2 their own body weight... Especially in my country- you can't ask for much better than that unless you own a feed store and supplement/creep your sucking calves (which in my opinion then gives false genetic info)...</p><p></p><p>I'm know other breeds and crossbreeding will give you higher #'s in both BW's and WW's-- but I prefer to stay with the lower input of both feed costs and labor that is often higher with those other types of cattle....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldtimer, post: 1203122, member: 97"] Yep-- and according to the AAA the average BW for angus cattle in 2013 was 74 for heifers- 78 for bulls-- which are good moderate BW's... And the average WW coming from that average is 653 for bulls and 588 for heifers....Thats asking more efficient moderate 1100-1300 lb calves to produce at least 1/2 their own body weight... Especially in my country- you can't ask for much better than that unless you own a feed store and supplement/creep your sucking calves (which in my opinion then gives false genetic info)... I'm know other breeds and crossbreeding will give you higher #'s in both BW's and WW's-- but I prefer to stay with the lower input of both feed costs and labor that is often higher with those other types of cattle.... [/QUOTE]
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