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The problem with OCC bulls for me . . .
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<blockquote data-quote="Dylan Biggs" data-source="post: 803170" data-attributes="member: 14282"><p>jscunn, it depends IMO to a certain extent under what conditions he lost that much condition and whether he can regain his condition easily. Maybe he bred 60 or 70 cows while competing with other bulls and he was in a large pasture, 7 or 800 acres and the poor bugger was working his a$$ off, literally. If he can do that and regain his condition easily in the off season without 5 gallons of corn a day then probably not a big deal, especially if he is being used strictly as a terminal sire. On the other hand hand if he is truly just an average breeder working in conditions that are not that demanding and he needs a lot of nutritional supplementation to recover and he is being used to sire replacements then it does matter. </p><p></p><p>Regarding $6.00 corn no doubt "it is more important than ever that the steers put on weight in the feedlot.", in addition it is even more important that those steers can gain efficiently. It is one thing to gain a lot of weight at 7 to 1 compared to 5 to 1. Efficiency of gain may not be there if the sire is truly a hard doer himself. On the other hand if he is just a really aggressive breeder working under challenging conditions and he regains his weight easily and quickly his steers might be efficient fast gainers also. With $6.00 corn though chances are more cattle will spend more time growing on grass so that the total corn input into their finished weight is reduced and it may be that cattle that are smaller framed, that mature more quickly and finish at a lighter weight become more suitable for finishing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dylan Biggs, post: 803170, member: 14282"] jscunn, it depends IMO to a certain extent under what conditions he lost that much condition and whether he can regain his condition easily. Maybe he bred 60 or 70 cows while competing with other bulls and he was in a large pasture, 7 or 800 acres and the poor bugger was working his a$$ off, literally. If he can do that and regain his condition easily in the off season without 5 gallons of corn a day then probably not a big deal, especially if he is being used strictly as a terminal sire. On the other hand hand if he is truly just an average breeder working in conditions that are not that demanding and he needs a lot of nutritional supplementation to recover and he is being used to sire replacements then it does matter. Regarding $6.00 corn no doubt "it is more important than ever that the steers put on weight in the feedlot.", in addition it is even more important that those steers can gain efficiently. It is one thing to gain a lot of weight at 7 to 1 compared to 5 to 1. Efficiency of gain may not be there if the sire is truly a hard doer himself. On the other hand if he is just a really aggressive breeder working under challenging conditions and he regains his weight easily and quickly his steers might be efficient fast gainers also. With $6.00 corn though chances are more cattle will spend more time growing on grass so that the total corn input into their finished weight is reduced and it may be that cattle that are smaller framed, that mature more quickly and finish at a lighter weight become more suitable for finishing. [/QUOTE]
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