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<blockquote data-quote="VCC" data-source="post: 509665" data-attributes="member: 6399"><p>This argument goes on everywhere, same in the hog industry, commercial verses show.</p><p></p><p>I often wonder why it even matters; if you breed commercial animals for the market why even worry about the show animals. If you breed PB you have to watch the trends a little but not to the extremes. </p><p></p><p>Let's look at the differences</p><p>Hair on a show steer helps with the presentation; steers with good hair have a look that the same steer with out the hair would not. It's like a yard with a lawn instead of concrete. </p><p></p><p>I do not think the commercial world is looking for that bull and cow that will click to give them that special calf. They are looking for a birth weight, weaning weight and conversion rate. Show cattle are bred one bull one cow, trying to find the match that clicks for that "good one"</p><p></p><p>Most show cattle would grade just as well in the feed lot as your commercial cattle, but when fed to reach a certain weight at a certain time, I believe too many cattle are put on a holding diet of beet pulp and outs or hay and supplements that they start to loose some of the inner marbling. Then a 1400 pound steer is weighed in at 1300 pounds and then pumped back up to it true weight, this can not help the meat quality.</p><p></p><p>We have a Main cross steer that is around 900 pounds getting 21 pounds of grain and free choice hay daily. He is gaining 100 pounds a month, which to me is an acceptable gain in my eyes.</p><p></p><p>My boys started showing commercial calves, made some money and then started paying a little more for calves bred to show. All of these steers have graded choice, with guess what, 1 commercial steer and 2 show bred steers grading prime. We do take the calves' home from the show and feed them for a couple weeks just to settle them down before they are slaughtered.</p><p></p><p>There will always be a difference between show animals and working animals, it is just what it is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VCC, post: 509665, member: 6399"] This argument goes on everywhere, same in the hog industry, commercial verses show. I often wonder why it even matters; if you breed commercial animals for the market why even worry about the show animals. If you breed PB you have to watch the trends a little but not to the extremes. Let’s look at the differences Hair on a show steer helps with the presentation; steers with good hair have a look that the same steer with out the hair would not. It’s like a yard with a lawn instead of concrete. I do not think the commercial world is looking for that bull and cow that will click to give them that special calf. They are looking for a birth weight, weaning weight and conversion rate. Show cattle are bred one bull one cow, trying to find the match that clicks for that “good one” Most show cattle would grade just as well in the feed lot as your commercial cattle, but when fed to reach a certain weight at a certain time, I believe too many cattle are put on a holding diet of beet pulp and outs or hay and supplements that they start to loose some of the inner marbling. Then a 1400 pound steer is weighed in at 1300 pounds and then pumped back up to it true weight, this can not help the meat quality. We have a Main cross steer that is around 900 pounds getting 21 pounds of grain and free choice hay daily. He is gaining 100 pounds a month, which to me is an acceptable gain in my eyes. My boys started showing commercial calves, made some money and then started paying a little more for calves bred to show. All of these steers have graded choice, with guess what, 1 commercial steer and 2 show bred steers grading prime. We do take the calves’ home from the show and feed them for a couple weeks just to settle them down before they are slaughtered. There will always be a difference between show animals and working animals, it is just what it is. [/QUOTE]
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