which bull to keep?

[newcattleman]

I am raising some bottle calves right now and I'm wanting to keep and breed the 3 hfrs and a bull? I have 3 bulls to choose from. Two are angus (maybe cross), 1 red and 1 black. Reds birthweight was 80 lbs. and blacks was 70 lbs. There both only 2-3 weeks old. The other is Char, birthweight 80 lbs. I like the looks of red cattle better but black sell better. and Chars get bigger.
So my questions are:
What bull would you keep and why?
Does a bulls birthweight have anything to do with the birthweight of his calves?
At what age can a bull start breeding? Would it be ready next July/August?
I'm going to buy bred cows next year, should I just sell all the calves next year and buy a few more bred cows?

 

[piedmontese]

dont keep any of these fo a bull.u have no idea what u are getting.i know u think u will save $$ but its not going to be worth it when u get a crop of poor calves.i would raise them all until late winter and sale them and buy some heavy bred cows and a bull that is breeding age from a breeder in your area.

 

[dun]

None of them!

 

[jcarkie]

spend some money on a good bull. you will only mongrelize your cattle, the bull is half of your genetics it is worth the expense.

 

[thommoos]

None of them, sell at the auction barn in February or March then buy a breeder or AI to a good well documented Bull, also you need to look at you climate, and breeding season that you wish to run