weight of a herdsire
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i feel like for my cows anything over 2000 lbs is just too much bull. i would rather a bull be around 1800lbs. I'd rather have an athletic bull than the winner of a cake eating contest as well. your thoughts?
VanC
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I think that would depend on your cows and what your end product is going to be. To me, if a bull gets to be twice the size of your cows, it's too big.
Beefy":1g7ya6pb said:
What do your cows weigh? I don't remember the exact weight of our last herd bull, but I do know it was better than 2000 lbs. Our cows weigh around 1200 lbs, and we had very few calving problems with him.
my cows weigh 700-1100. sold a 1300 one time.average is probably 900, maybe. i'm not concerned with calving ease since most of these girls can pass a buick. but i dont want them crippled up during breeding. big bulls tend to go down in this heat. for me a 1600-1800 is most efficient.
certherfbeef
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My bull weighed in at 2200 and covered the 900lb heifers no problems.
If he is athletic and in good shape there are no problems. If he has to climb and paw his was on the cow...then there are issues.
If he is athletic and in good shape there are no problems. If he has to climb and paw his was on the cow...then there are issues.
NamVet_Farmer44
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Beefy":1u89r6tx said:
I've had plenty of bulls that were 2000+ with an athletic build
*Cowgirl*
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Our bull weighs around 2000-2200 but our cows are around 1300-1500 lbs
jscunn
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Ok MikeC I will play along :
2560# (10/9/06) as a 6 yr old no more no less..
About being too big, I have seen a 1600# bull breed harder than 2300# bull. That has to be considered as well.
2560# (10/9/06) as a 6 yr old no more no less..
About being too big, I have seen a 1600# bull breed harder than 2300# bull. That has to be considered as well.
CHHSFFA
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:clap:glover36":34t1sdc6 said:
AngusLimoX
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CHHSFFA":1ko82ypt said:
Classic !! :lol: :lol:
And on a Beefy survey! :lol:
Came back, read Macons post and realized I was laughing too hard to submit something useable. My last/first herdsire was taken to the salesbarn at the end of a drought summer and after covering 35 or so. On the scales there he was just over 1900lbs. So I submitted in the 2000+ range.
He never left anything open and never any injuries, so I guess he was athletic! :lol:
glover, great line. I think you maybe should use the weight of the semen tank holding the semen. that is where the reproduction comes from. If your answer is still your arm, I will leave that one alone. LOL
my herdsire now is around 2100 lbs. he is almost 4. he is kept a little on the fat side because of natural service and semen production 2=times a year. he will probably finish out at around 2250 or so. I was at a ranch in Texas and was in AWW of this animal that looked like a truck. he was around 2600 and they said he was a little light because of a foot problem. the bull had to be over 10 foot in length and 5 foot tall at the shoulder. a touch to big for my cows.
my herdsire now is around 2100 lbs. he is almost 4. he is kept a little on the fat side because of natural service and semen production 2=times a year. he will probably finish out at around 2250 or so. I was at a ranch in Texas and was in AWW of this animal that looked like a truck. he was around 2600 and they said he was a little light because of a foot problem. the bull had to be over 10 foot in length and 5 foot tall at the shoulder. a touch to big for my cows.
