I know a guy crossing beefmaster with Lowline and getting beautiful smaller (11-1200 lb) cows. Super efficient and meaty calves
Not really larger than the Braford.. But your looking at more in the 13 14 hundred pound range..mostly do with being heavier boned and soggy deep body. And Extra leather,but easy fleshing . the disposition tends to be better with beefmaster too..
Depends on the beefmasters. Some are the big, soggy, deep cows but there are some smaller, really clean looking beefmasters that raise heck of a good calves.
There are some 1000-1200 lb beefmasters out there, just have to look for them. Alot of the foundation bred beefmaster bulls are around 1600-1700lbs mature weight. If I ever decide to spend the money and buy a sure enough good set of cows, it will be beefmaster more than likely. I'd look to people that are following more of the foundation breeding. I priced some foundation bred heifers from a guy in Oklahoma, $1500 open heifers-$2000 short bred heifers. His were 1100-1200 lb mature cows. I just can't make myself want to spend that kinda money on cattle, can't make it pencil out.
It would be a long term investment. Dang sure wouldn't be a quick turn around on em.
Now theres an idea!
Most I see are a red or dun but alot of the foundation ones will have horns as that is not considered something worth culling to them and some will have a few spots but there are plenty out there without spots. Now where I think people are getting into the weeds with them is the black ones, funny how every breed is trying to go black, I like the red and dun myself.
I'd be proud of those. Only thing I see wrong is that they ain't in my pasture.
I found a reputable place around an hour away and that's a big help.
I've found that going wherever I have to to buy the type of cattle I want vs what's here local had paid off. There's some good stock here, but not exactly what I was looking for. Don't be afraid to make that trip.
