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<blockquote data-quote="Frankie" data-source="post: 21585" data-attributes="member: 13"><p>Ryan, I wouldn't try to tell anyone whats an "acceptable" weight for a 2-year old bull. There's too much variation in management, development programs, etc. I'm much more interested in what a yearling bull weighs, since that is an indicator of what his calves will weigh as yearlings. The most expensive portion of a beef animal's life is spent in the feedlot. Those cattle that are ready for slaughter at 12-14 months of age will cost less to finish than if they aren't ready until they're 20-24 months. Plus anything over 24 months old can't be Choice. And Select beef sells at a discount to Choice. I can tell you that we weighed our yearling Longhorn gomer bull alongside our yearling Angus heifers. The heifers averaged 870 lbs. The Longhorn bull weighed 550 lbs. He had been more stressed with dehorning and surgery to turn him into a gomer, but that's still a lot of pounds. One reason we selected Longhorns for gomers is because they generally don't get very big. They do eat, though. I have to laugh at this one, standing sideways along the feed trough trying to keep the heifers away from food. It doesn't work, of course, they either shove push past him or go around to the other side of the trough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frankie, post: 21585, member: 13"] Ryan, I wouldn't try to tell anyone whats an "acceptable" weight for a 2-year old bull. There's too much variation in management, development programs, etc. I'm much more interested in what a yearling bull weighs, since that is an indicator of what his calves will weigh as yearlings. The most expensive portion of a beef animal's life is spent in the feedlot. Those cattle that are ready for slaughter at 12-14 months of age will cost less to finish than if they aren't ready until they're 20-24 months. Plus anything over 24 months old can't be Choice. And Select beef sells at a discount to Choice. I can tell you that we weighed our yearling Longhorn gomer bull alongside our yearling Angus heifers. The heifers averaged 870 lbs. The Longhorn bull weighed 550 lbs. He had been more stressed with dehorning and surgery to turn him into a gomer, but that's still a lot of pounds. One reason we selected Longhorns for gomers is because they generally don't get very big. They do eat, though. I have to laugh at this one, standing sideways along the feed trough trying to keep the heifers away from food. It doesn't work, of course, they either shove push past him or go around to the other side of the trough. [/QUOTE]
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