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<blockquote data-quote="Son of Butch" data-source="post: 1746418" data-attributes="member: 14585"><p>Buy the one you like best. imo the purpose of shows should be a fun learning experience. Focus on the one with the largest most muscular rear end.</p><p>What will be the end purpose? Your freezer or sale?</p><p>Head size is an indication of overall skeleton size. For my freezer, I choose the steer with the smaller head for lower % bone weight in the hanging carcass weight.</p><p>But, butt first. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I remember a Holstein steer (so long ago that I don't want to say the year) that a kid showed at the county fair in the 4H class. Pot bellied and the poor steer's ribs were sticking out so bad that each rib could be counted. As a young farm boy, I was embarrassed for him and his family, assumed they couldn't afford feed. It was so bad that I remember it to this day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Son of Butch, post: 1746418, member: 14585"] Buy the one you like best. imo the purpose of shows should be a fun learning experience. Focus on the one with the largest most muscular rear end. What will be the end purpose? Your freezer or sale? Head size is an indication of overall skeleton size. For my freezer, I choose the steer with the smaller head for lower % bone weight in the hanging carcass weight. But, butt first. :) I remember a Holstein steer (so long ago that I don't want to say the year) that a kid showed at the county fair in the 4H class. Pot bellied and the poor steer's ribs were sticking out so bad that each rib could be counted. As a young farm boy, I was embarrassed for him and his family, assumed they couldn't afford feed. It was so bad that I remember it to this day. [/QUOTE]
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