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One would hope. Like every other business you would hope to maximize production without compromising your investment. Weather it be labor, tools, equipment or livestock, you want to meet their max productivity without burning them out.

How many commercial producers know the birth weight/ weaning weight of their cattle, out west the calves aren't seen sometimes till weaning, if they are it is just for branding and castrating. Hard to give a true weaning weight when you don't know when the calf was born. Can't track the bull...

Would it not depend on the environment, if you raise your cattle in an area with plenty of feed, heavy milking cows would give you an advantage, you could wean heavier calves, thus improving your bottom line. I think if you're running cows in the desert of Nevada, you are going to have cows that...

We got away with a lot more back when I showed, playing hockey with a skoal can and pig canes in the beef barn, to joy riding with the livestock offices golf cart on the midway. Our kids played wiffle ball,  had water balloon fights, and hiked to the lagoon to fish. We show the last week of the...

Well since it is that time of the year, I was wondering if anyone had any fair stories that need to be told. Here is one of mine: Our club always seemed to move in in the middle of the night (fair moves animals in by club at a set time) So by 8 in the morning we pretty much have time to kill...

I really do not know how a steer that is a TH carrier has any effect on is value as a meat animal. Stress in hogs could affect the meat and I have no idea what sheep or goats might have as far a genetic defects, but I doubt they affect the carcass. I do not know what you all feed your calves...

Our fair had its champion drive last night, before the grand champion of each species is selected the judge will give a little speech. The lamb/goat judge calls himself a first generation agi, his parents bought him a pen of rabbits when he was 9, he went from there. He stressed the importance...

Ultimate Wedge shape:

I would go better but bigger was not your problem.

Some judges will have a weight range they will go with, unless there is one that they just cant get around, your calf may have been out of it. We shoot for calves to weigh in at 1250 to 1330, ideal being around 1300, heavier than that they seem to get knocked down if there is one that is...

We have around 80 calves, 300 hogs, 100 lambs and 40 goats at fair for market plus the breeding animals that show the week prior, drawing from a county of around 4500 square miles. With 17 4-H clubs, with close to as many FFA chapters placed throughout the county. I do not think our vets, the...

Look up Knabes post on getting one to walk, we use the pull release method and it works great, (you will never win a tug of war with one). you have to start slow, getting him to move is a start, Each calf is different, we got them to move by simply having a hand full of green grass in front as...

As far as standing when set up, a tap to the the nose when she tries to walk over you should break her of that. I would find her sweet spot with the show stick, seems like every calf has a different spot that just makes them relax, some it the brisket, other it is the chest between the legs...

Thanks, headed out to see the town right now.

Spending a few days in Indianapolis for a safety conference have a half day free on Wednesday are there any members near there, that would not mind giving a tour of their facility? Closer the better did not rent a car.

It would help if you posted a picture. What does he weigh, how much is he eating a day, is he on a finisher or a developer, what brand of feed are you feeding, does he get hay or some other form of roughage?

We used #2 road base, leveled, soaked, then viber plated it down for compaction, will give you a solid base to work from.

I have seen it first hand, first show of the year, the boys had cleaned all the halters pulled off the old vet wrap, oiled the leather had the halters ready to go, they did not put new vet wrap on. The youngest boy's steer was real easy to lead never a problem, but his first class (2 ring show)...

I do not know about stimulating a hormone for muscle, but it does add a smooth layer of cover over the ribs, helps the hair and skin, and is not hot like corn so will not affect trying to grow hair. We fed it to the steers and had great success with the it. We fed it early to calves who need to...

I would pm Firesweepranch for ideas she usually has a good idea on the simmental bulls.