angus steer

[gw197510]

I am looking for a good Angus steer for next year....any particular sires I should be looking for?

 

[oakie]

absolutely loved my 7022 bc raven calf. The kids couldn't feed it but he still gained like crazy. The dirty harry calf was fed the same ration and he was about 200lbs from where he should have been and the raven was only about 50. the kids fed them 30-40 lbs a day of corn, somehow they did not die. They gave them the entire amount of feed at one time when they were going on trips. so I liked raven, he had a better adg

 

[forbes family farms]

Meyer 734 says it all to me but don't know since i'm not in the Angus business. But you've come to the right place.

 

[shorthorngirl2010]

To me, it would depend on what you want to do with him.  If you just want to jackpot, something with a bit more of a clubby look would probably get you farther (as long as hes still growthy), and Lookout, Hot Rod, & Lutton come to mind when talking that scenario.  If your end point is a terminal/carcass contest, you might drift towards something with some eye appeal & balance, but with good carcass numbers too, and I like to think of Crossover in that situation (if you can find many more as he IS dirty and a quite a few have gravitated away from those lines for that reason).  I know there are TONS more out there, but to make it short and sweet, I figured I'd throw out a few of the better known sires.
Hope this helps a little.
-Sam

 

[Bulldaddy]

I wonder if you used Monopoly on a good Angus cow if the calf would classify Angus?

 

[BadgerFan]

I wonder if you used Monopoly on a good Angus cow if the calf would classify Angus?

depends on how good the Angus cow is.

 

[Jeferin]

I wonder if you used Monopoly on a good Angus cow if the calf would classify Angus?

depends on how good the Angus cow is.

To be classified as Angus I believe the animal has to be 100% Angus.

 

[Dero]

No to classify as an Angus the calf does not have to be a pb.  There have been many a good PB Angus calves that haven't been classified as Angus because they were too good

 

[vc]

At most shows to classify as  Angus it has to have Angus characteristics, that's why they said it depended on how good the Angus cow is. To good a cow with  Monopoly you probably will get sorted out of the Angus division. I think it was Chambero who has had Registered Angus calves sorted out of the Angus division  and has seen Heatwaves not get sifted from the Angus division.

 

[shorthorngirl2010]

Whoa that classing system throws in a whole new curve ball. That being said-- gw197510: Are these calves going to be @ shows on a classing system, or are they going to need papers??

 

[Bulldaddy]

In Texas they just need to have Angus characteristics--not papers.

 

[shorthorngirl2010]

Reason I ask is because I didnt see if it was a class or papers-- unless I may have missed it, if so.. oopsy 

 

[Show Steaks]

http://www.steerplanet.com/bb/index.php?topic=20941.0
papered angus steer/ bull you might be intersted, he might even have enough muscle to compete with a few of the heatwaves that classify

 

[hntwhitetail]

GAR Concrete and Limestone Great Divide look good. 

 

[OLD WORLD SHORTIE]

angus and shorthorn classing is so screwed up in Texas, its sad when a full blood gets classed out when cross bred cheaters and their buddies laugh all the way to the purple.
Ive seen steers get classed out because they were just to good, that whats wrong with Texas shows. Its all rigged, white bean or black bean what will it be for your calf this January.