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Nobody would buy him, Why?
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<blockquote data-quote="Aaron" data-source="post: 547298" data-attributes="member: 1682"><p>Frost-bitten ears don't mean anything if he is a great looking bull otherwise and you find a buyer who is a real cowman. I have been in a herd or two where a frostbitten bull calf was the best bull calf they had. Granted, some people are leery about the possibility that he may have frozen more than just his ears. It doesn't happen with every calf, but I have seen a few in my lifetime that did freeze their feet.</p><p></p><p>I think the biggest problem would be the 94 lb. birthweight. A good calf in Hereford terms, small in Charolais terms and a monster in the Angus world. We have a number of Red and Black Angus bull breeders in our area. I have never seen them try and market a bull with a 90 lb. birthweight or over...they just never sell. Commercial Angus guys want 70-75 lb. calves. But then again, it only takes a dimwit to buy low birthweight Angus cattle. It takes a real cattlemen to raise real cattle. Hopefully one visits you soon for that bull.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aaron, post: 547298, member: 1682"] Frost-bitten ears don't mean anything if he is a great looking bull otherwise and you find a buyer who is a real cowman. I have been in a herd or two where a frostbitten bull calf was the best bull calf they had. Granted, some people are leery about the possibility that he may have frozen more than just his ears. It doesn't happen with every calf, but I have seen a few in my lifetime that did freeze their feet. I think the biggest problem would be the 94 lb. birthweight. A good calf in Hereford terms, small in Charolais terms and a monster in the Angus world. We have a number of Red and Black Angus bull breeders in our area. I have never seen them try and market a bull with a 90 lb. birthweight or over...they just never sell. Commercial Angus guys want 70-75 lb. calves. But then again, it only takes a dimwit to buy low birthweight Angus cattle. It takes a real cattlemen to raise real cattle. Hopefully one visits you soon for that bull. [/QUOTE]
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