So tiny! Why?

[TCRanch]

She does look a bit gant huh?
Did she retain placenta?
Interesting...

I had one got really bad on me couple years ago. She retained for a while. I think she got sick from it. Then she quit making milk. Down the road she went... sold her calf as a bottle baby.

Either way. She done a good job.

No, she cleaned immediately. Wormed, treated for anaplas & gave her Sustain when I brought her in after she calved. She acts perfectly normal and has a voracious appetite; nothing out of the ordinary except thin. But I'm just not willing to take a chance on another dink.

 

[MurraysMutts]

No, she cleaned immediately. Wormed, treated for anaplas & gave her Sustain when I brought her in after she calved. She acts perfectly normal and has a voracious appetite; nothing out of the ordinary except thin. But I'm just not willing to take a chance on another dink.

I know the feeling.
My lil Rosy has a great looking lil heifer this time. But upon examination today, she probly 20 pounds lighter than all the others at birth. I really like the lil cow, but I think I've changed my mind, and this will be her last for me.
Sucks to sell a good ol mama, but we must improve the herd!

Here she is with a litter mate. Rosy and hers on the right. Texas' baby on the left.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Murray - both calves look equally good, to me.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Thanks @Jeanne - Simme Valley
The Hereford sire helped a bunch I think. Rosy's last calf was a lil meat wagon. (Bought her bred not knowing the sire) but that calf was shorter as well. Her calf was a couple months older than the rest of the group I sold her with, but similar in size.

I'm actually quite impressed and pleasantly surprised with the consistency the Hereford bull has given me, even with mixed cows...

 

[TCRanch]

Size is relative! Dwarfed in between two heifers, but refusing to get bumped from the bunk.

BTW, got a whopping $.60 per# for mama. Ouch.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Size is relative! Dwarfed in between two heifers, but refusing to get bumped from the bunk.

BTW, got a whopping $.60 per# for mama. Ouch.View attachment 9400

Don't feel bad gal. Richard brought .66
Most cull cows brought 45 to 55 here today.

Perhaps we should've traded.

 

[greybeard]

Size is relative! Dwarfed in between two heifers, but refusing to get bumped from the bunk.

BTW, got a whopping $.60 per# for mama. Ouch.

What are average (not necessarily PB) cull bulls bringing there?

 

[MurraysMutts]

North Central Oklahoma

South Central Kansas

 

[TCRanch]

What are average (not necessarily PB) cull bulls bringing there?

@MurraysMutts beat me to it.
I also sold a fat, bred 8 year old cow: 1840 lbs. @$.75 for a total of $1380. Actually made more, sold as butcher.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Thats top o market!

I've found the high and low prices generally only have 1 or 2 cows at that high price.

1840lbs! Thats a big ol girl!

 

[TCRanch]

Thats top o market!

I've found the high and low prices generally only have 1 or 2 cows at that high price.

1840lbs! Thats a big ol girl!

I used to have some Simm/Angus and Angus/Herefords that easily tipped the scale at 2000. I've scaled down a lot!

 

[TCRanch]

He's so stinkin' cute I can't stand it.

 

[MurraysMutts]

He's so stinkin' cute I can't stand it.
View attachment 10163

HERD BULL!!!


Love it! Makes ya wanna keep him around just for kicks huh?

 

[TCRanch]

HERD BULL!!!


Love it! Makes ya wanna keep him around just for kicks huh?

Dangit! I should have kept him intact and listed him on Craigslist as a prize mini. Super calving ease! My luck, someone would have posted it on the Craigslist Prize Bulls thread.

 

[TCRanch]

HERD BULL!!!


Love it! Makes ya wanna keep him around just for kicks huh?

P.S. the dink I sold private treaty last year is still "yard art" and they have no intention of selling him. Yet. But periodically send me updates/pics and he's now as big as the others. Who knew?

 

[MurraysMutts]

P.S. the dink I sold private treaty last year is still "yard art" and they have no intention of selling him. Yet. But periodically send me updates/pics and he's now as big as the others. Who knew?

They need another one!
Nothing wrong with yard art i reckon.

I don't get to turn my babies out in the yard. Wife says they'll eat her trees that she's trying really hard to get going. Its a hard enough battle out here in the land of the scorching sun as it is.
I DO get to walk Opal around and sometimes Seven gets a quick browsing thru the yard. But if she ever goes after a tree ill be done for!

 

[branxchar&charx]

Dangit! I should have kept him intact and listed him on Craigslist as a prize mini. Super calving ease! My luck, someone would have posted it on the Craigslist Prize Bulls thread.

That was going to be my EXACT suggestion as well!

 

[TCRanch]

Sold my calves Wednesday. Little Mighty Mouse got top dollar! Baby boy was all of 420 lbs. @2.06/$865.20. Woohoo!

 

[bird dog]

How did the rest of them do?

 

[Lee VanRoss]

Any live calf beats any dead calf all to H_ _ _.