Simmy bull pic

[certherfbeef]

Just ordered a unit or two of this feller for use on some big commercial herefords. Looking for the clubby marketability we have here with out the reprocussions of the clubby sires.
Any opinons?

Here is a link to his numbers via Genex.
http://cridata.crinet.com/beef/index.ph ... 90&lang=EN

 

[cypressfarms]

Cert,

That big boy is loooonnnngggg!

I like him, should throw some nice calves with your herfs.

 

[topsquar]

9 out of 10, nice bull ;-)

 

[Bek]

He's a good looking bull

 

[aplusmnt]

Never had heard of him before, but he looks nice. Got some nice length, nice top, big boned. Probably work pretty nice. Be interested is seeing some of his calves.

Only worry I would have and I am real bad at this, but I lean to thinking he is a little larger framed, than some of the moderate sized bulls most use for club calves. But like I said unless I see a couple bulls side by side or in person hard for me to tell if I am off base on this area.

 

[certherfbeef]

Honestly, I'm using him in hopes for a crop of heifers to retain. Maybe a bull to raise.

I like the base of the commercial herd to be a little bigger framed. Gives me more freedom as far as which bull to use for which market I'm targeting.

 

[Caustic Burno]

Honestly, I'm using him in hopes for a crop of heifers to retain. Maybe a bull to raise.

I like the base of the commercial herd to be a little bigger framed. Gives me more freedom as far as which bull to use for which market I'm targeting.

Looks good from the pic for a Simm do you know his frame and weight.

 

[certherfbeef]

Honestly, I'm using him in hopes for a crop of heifers to retain. Maybe a bull to raise.

I like the base of the commercial herd to be a little bigger framed. Gives me more freedom as far as which bull to use for which market I'm targeting.

Looks good from the pic for a Simm do you know his frame and weight.

6.5 frame Caustic and 2300 lbs.

 

[Caustic Burno]

Honestly, I'm using him in hopes for a crop of heifers to retain. Maybe a bull to raise.

I like the base of the commercial herd to be a little bigger framed. Gives me more freedom as far as which bull to use for which market I'm targeting.

Looks good from the pic for a Simm do you know his frame and weight.

6.5 frame Caustic and 2300 lbs.

Well he is for sure grown.

 

[Hutch]

I like him, he should cross nice with your Herfords and give you some real nice (batman style) black baldies.

 

[Stepper]

certherfbeef,

When you are talking about the frame of this bull. What are you talking about ? And by knowing a bull's frame what does this tell you ? And does the frame range on a scale from 0 to 10 ?

 

[MikeC]

Frame Score Calulator:

http://www.planet.eon.net/~cjtaylor/jands/framecalc.htm

 

[Stepper]

Thanks Mike C

 

[Stepper]

Van C

I looked over that web address and all i could find was a frame score calculator. You enter the animal's height and age then it computes it's frame size. But i still dont understand what you can tell from a frame size.

 

[MikeC]

Van C

I looked over that web address and all i could find was a frame score calculator. You enter the animal's height and age then it computes it's frame size. But i still dont understand what you can tell from a frame size.

Read about frame scores;

http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/ansci/beef/as1091w.htm

 

[jaydill]

Nice bull Cert. He should make some nice calves for you.

 

[certherfbeef]

Stepper,

I pick a bull that will not only compliment my cattle but point me in the direction I want to go. Right now I have more of a market for club calves than herefords.

I also have some really big herefords. I'm talking 7 frame and over 1500lbs. Matter of fact, two of them taped 1800lbs last spring right after they calved. But some of them are lighter quartered and sickled in the hind leg. I think this bull will help. I can use him to get the baldie calf and not sacrifice thickness and bone like I would with an angus.

I have a few smaller framed cows and some crossbreds that are smaller framed. My plan is to use this bull on the smaller framed cows. His frame should keep the herd where I like it. I also get the soundness of him and the maternal he brings with it.
My large framed cows will be bred to a more "clubby" type bull or my hereford bull.
My hereford bull cleans up and breeds all the heifers. I'm really likeing that young bull's calves as well. But, I'm out of the loop as far as selling herefords anymore.

 

[Stepper]

Mike C

That is a very good web address. It gives a very good discription and explanation about frame score. Thanks

 

[aplusmnt]

certherbeef, have you used many simmental bulls on your herfords in the past or is this a new direction? If so which ones have you had success with?

 

[certherfbeef]

certherbeef, have you used many simmental bulls on your herfords in the past or is this a new direction? If so which ones have you had success with?

Most of my young cows and this years yearlings are out of a Meyer 734 son. That bull is now 10 and on the cull list. His daughters are very maternal but have 734's marketablilty. They are also sound as cats and even tempered. That bull is out of a chifer. Has served the neighbor and I very well.

AIing to a simmy is a new thing. I also have some Winchester semen I will use next year on some black cows. He is a red simmy.