Dusty Britches
Well-known member
You need my kind of bull. :cboy:
When I bought him, 1/2 my herd was heifers, but I wanted a bull that would produce fast growing calves that would wean at 600 pounds.
He is an Angus, son of New Design 1407. I posted his EPD's a while ago, but his actuals were just as impressive. 64 pound actual birth weight (EPD +.3). 770~ weaning weight.
It is hard to find a low birth weight, high weaning weight bull, but I think you might like the New Design line.
Most sales will post breed averages. Study them and compare them to your prospects. You might also want to look at milking abilities and assess your current cow herd first. What would you like to add to it? When we go to buy, I assess the EPD's and my partner in crime assesses the physical attributes. Together, we make a good team. You are right to assess the whole animal, and not just one trait. Afterall, you are buying the entire package.
When I bought him, 1/2 my herd was heifers, but I wanted a bull that would produce fast growing calves that would wean at 600 pounds.
He is an Angus, son of New Design 1407. I posted his EPD's a while ago, but his actuals were just as impressive. 64 pound actual birth weight (EPD +.3). 770~ weaning weight.
It is hard to find a low birth weight, high weaning weight bull, but I think you might like the New Design line.
Most sales will post breed averages. Study them and compare them to your prospects. You might also want to look at milking abilities and assess your current cow herd first. What would you like to add to it? When we go to buy, I assess the EPD's and my partner in crime assesses the physical attributes. Together, we make a good team. You are right to assess the whole animal, and not just one trait. Afterall, you are buying the entire package.