Keren":2qvyaz2m said:
Alan":2qvyaz2m said:
I also agree that a this point he is light boned. He has a 1/2 brother that I thought was too lightly boned as a long yearling, but as an mature bull he looks good.
Alan
What age do you market your steers?
Okay, I'm starting to feel bad, yes he is a steer, has been since about 5 months, just having a little fun. I agree with most of what was said, I think he is a little lightly boned, but like I said I felt that way about a 1/2 brother and he turned into a nice looking mature bull (not #84 JHH). I think he is heavy in the front end, and wish he was just a little wider in the back end, but he's is not too bad back there. After taking another look at feeding tonight I don't think he has a problem with his length, although I think the pic makes him look like he does. He'll be in the freezer in about a month.
JHH, yes I still have his 1/2 brother #84, I used him as my clean up bull last breeding season, He is a little smaller framed and better boned, he also carries a little more width, not much. He's EPD's are slightly better than this guys, both having good carcuss numbers, I'll know in a month how good the marbling EPD is. Since you rememeber the post of when they were weanlings, I still don't know if I made the right choice.... maybe you know how easy it is to question your decisions, I wish I could have seen 86 as a two year old bull. Both had nice REA and Marbling EPD's, far better than any other calves that year, I wanted one in the freezer.... Did I make the right choice......Who's to say, maybe next time I'll keep potential clean up bulls intact longer.
Keren, I usally keep a couple of steers every year to fill our freezer as well and our 4 sons and their families freezer, the rest go right at weaning.
Alan
