Steer Calves Video

[Silver]

Took some video in the heavier calves before they got on the truck. This pen averaged 720 lbs, and all the steers averaged 679 straight through. I pleased enough considering the year.

 

[Lazy M]

Well done! They look awesome

 

[Buck Randall]

Really nice looking group of calves.

 

[wbvs58]

They look very even. 300kg (660lb) is my target for weaning so to average over that is pretty good.

Ken

 

[farmerjan]

Very nice looking calves. I like the rumps on them, good straight bodies.

 

[Nesikep]

nice butts!

 

[kenny thomas]

Wish mine looked like that

 

[bird dog]

Nice uniform set.

 

[KAstocker]

Nice looking calves. What's the primary breeds used?

 

[Silver]

Nice looking calves. What's the primary breeds used?

Thank you. My bulls are all either straight Simmental or Simmental x Angus cross. The cow herd is getting to show more of that influence every year but the base was mostly Blonde d'Aquitaine.

 

[WFfarm]

They look very even. 300kg (660lb) is my target for weaning so to average over that is pretty good.

Ken

How old are they when you wean?

 

[Silver]

How old are they when you wean?

By my math they would average about 212 days of age.

edit: oops, just realized you were actually asking Ken, sorry

 

[wbvs58]

Most would be 7 months.
Ken

How old are they when you wean

 

[gcreekrch]

Glad you got them sold on a high, heavy calves have dropped 20 cents in the last couple weeks.

 

[Silver]

Glad you got them sold on a high, heavy calves have dropped 20 cents in the last couple weeks.

Yes, it's not good right now. In fact the way cow prices are falling I'm going to hang onto the opens and culls after preg testing and watch the market for awhile. Perhaps after the US election things will settle down.

 

[76 Bar]

(I thought I'd posted but it seems the web gremlins ate it LOL.)
Dandy calves.
Noted what looked like RFID buttons...are they optional or mandatory in Canada?

 

[Silver]

(I thought I'd posted but it seems the web gremlins ate it LOL.)
Dandy calves.
Noted what looked like RFID buttons...are they optional or mandatory in Canada?

Thank you. Yes, it is mandatory for cattle to have rfid tags when they leave the place of origin.

 

[76 Bar]

Deserved accolade sir. If memory serves correct and based on the calf color your Simmental bulls are Fleckvieh? Used a fullblood decades ago (Bar 11 Ueli x Apricot.) Calves were impressive but bwts killed a few cows. Hand full of retained dtrs were impressive on all accounts.
Mandatory RFID tags remain a controversial topic in the USA.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Great group of calves. You do an awesome job.
76 Bar - yes decades ago, the old Fullblood bulls were way too big for the normal American British cows. Killed lots of them! CE is not much of an issue any more - for PB or Fullbloods.