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<blockquote data-quote="VLS_GUY" data-source="post: 777434" data-attributes="member: 13182"><p>Chuckie,</p><p></p><p>I think you are talking about his weaning and yearling weights since plenty of bulls are around with much bigger weights at these respective ages. The thing to keep in mind is that Saskatchewan was in a dry cycle at the time and if you did not creep feed you calves weaning weights suffered greatly. In any event to get a grasp of a bulls growth potential you need to know the relative performance of a calf in the herd (ratios) and in the breed as a whole (EPDs) Using bit these measures Pligram measures up just fine and is likely the Charolais bull with the most power available from a AI stud sire in the U.S. at this time.</p><p>I can find you bulls with even more growth potential that are unsung. For example Rawes Ranchesa has a bull called HRR Arden that has +126 yearling weight EPD but he is not on AI. To buy a top end commercial bull from Rawes would cost over $ 4,000 CDN since their bull sale averaged around $ 3,700 for 2 year olds. This is a commercial sale with the vast majority of bulls going on grade cows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VLS_GUY, post: 777434, member: 13182"] Chuckie, I think you are talking about his weaning and yearling weights since plenty of bulls are around with much bigger weights at these respective ages. The thing to keep in mind is that Saskatchewan was in a dry cycle at the time and if you did not creep feed you calves weaning weights suffered greatly. In any event to get a grasp of a bulls growth potential you need to know the relative performance of a calf in the herd (ratios) and in the breed as a whole (EPDs) Using bit these measures Pligram measures up just fine and is likely the Charolais bull with the most power available from a AI stud sire in the U.S. at this time. I can find you bulls with even more growth potential that are unsung. For example Rawes Ranchesa has a bull called HRR Arden that has +126 yearling weight EPD but he is not on AI. To buy a top end commercial bull from Rawes would cost over $ 4,000 CDN since their bull sale averaged around $ 3,700 for 2 year olds. This is a commercial sale with the vast majority of bulls going on grade cows. [/QUOTE]
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