3waycross":2bzj5eh4 said:
Thank you, and if I might add what a nice change of pace.
BTW I am curious which one did bring the best money and which is your favorite.
Lol, well I think everyone can have a go at guessing which brought the most money. I'm quite proud coz I sold him
To be honest, I find it quite hard to pick a favourite because there are a few different types of bulls here, which would suit a variety of markets and operations. Several of them I absolutely adore for various reasons. And I do have an advantage having had a lot of time to study them in the flesh. I know a couple of these photos really don't do the bulls justice at all but it's all I could find of them. If I took photos of all the bulls I've worked that have been 'favourites' I'd have no memory on my computer left!
IMO, most of these bulls are early to medium maturity types, which is what I personally like. They have that lovely roundness and balance, are soft, srtucturally sound, good shouldered and lovely muscle expression. They have the ability to adapt to a range of environments. We've sold these bulls from one end of the country to the other- you name it, we've probably sold a bull there or near there.
I have a pic of a lovely white bull we sold to Alice Springs- I just love the carcase on him- but I won't post it because he's got a halter on and I'm likely to get stick for it.
All I'm trying to get at here is that yes, we show cattle, and we show good ones. And these cattle don't always win in the ring, but they sure as he!! win in the paddock. We don't breed for the show ring, we breed for our clients and the producers. The show ring is a place for us to showcase our breeding program and what we are aiming to achieve, and that is how we use it. We don't select cattle to show based on what the judge might be after?what the trend is/what people want to see. We show good, honest cattle that are going to go home and get the job done for you.
We also have a lot of very good bulls that don't get shown. Does that make them any worse/better than the ones that do? No, it doesn't. More often than not we've come home from a show, gone out in the bull paddock, and wondered why we didn't show this bull or that one. the same goes for heifers.
