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<blockquote data-quote="Keren" data-source="post: 646874" data-attributes="member: 3195"><p>The way I see it, there are two ways to judge a steer:</p><p></p><p>1) As a 'store' animal - I believe you guys would call it a prospect? As in, a young animal about to be started on feed. </p><p></p><p>2) As a 'fat' animal - at a terminal point - when the animal is already fed up, grown out and finished and ready to have its head cut off. </p><p></p><p>In the first case, if I'm judging steers then yes, structure is important. Because they need adequate structure to support their weight as they are fed out, and handle walking on concrete etc. Structure doesnt have to be perfect cos lets face it, they dont need to walk very far, but it does need to be adequate. </p><p></p><p>In the second case, structure in a steer doesnt mean a bleeding thing. The steer has demonstrated that his structure was adequate by still being alive and walkin around at the end of his feed out period. If I'm judging a terminal show, and all the steers manage to walk around the ring, well I dont care if the one I put in first place is cow hocked, post legged, knock kneed or whatever. If he has the best carcase in terms of the best muscle, correct finish etc. he will go to the top of the class, regardless of his structural flaws.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keren, post: 646874, member: 3195"] The way I see it, there are two ways to judge a steer: 1) As a 'store' animal - I believe you guys would call it a prospect? As in, a young animal about to be started on feed. 2) As a 'fat' animal - at a terminal point - when the animal is already fed up, grown out and finished and ready to have its head cut off. In the first case, if I'm judging steers then yes, structure is important. Because they need adequate structure to support their weight as they are fed out, and handle walking on concrete etc. Structure doesnt have to be perfect cos lets face it, they dont need to walk very far, but it does need to be adequate. In the second case, structure in a steer doesnt mean a bleeding thing. The steer has demonstrated that his structure was adequate by still being alive and walkin around at the end of his feed out period. If I'm judging a terminal show, and all the steers manage to walk around the ring, well I dont care if the one I put in first place is cow hocked, post legged, knock kneed or whatever. If he has the best carcase in terms of the best muscle, correct finish etc. he will go to the top of the class, regardless of his structural flaws. [/QUOTE]
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