MY MARKET STEER ( UDATED PHOTOS)-(UPATED PHOTOS 2)

[taylor tay]

This is my first year market steer, Cash.  He is a purebred shorthorn animal and weighs approximately 500 pounds right now.  He is a calm, loving animal that I fell in love with him the moment I saw him.  So I would like to ask for more information on him, like what should i be doing with his hair, how much do i feed him, or how do i introduce the show stick, anything that will make me successful my first year.

 

[Bradenh]

can use a tick more flank but that will fix its self with time. good sound hock set, adequate bone. and gentle.  thats the main component on having a sucessful first year. best of luck with this guy

 

[taylor tay]

Thanks, he is really calm since they day that I began working with him.  He was so calm that he would lay down and allow me to sit by him and pet him.

 

[SFASUshowman]

pretty nice calf, like they said, a little shallow in the flank, but he looks a little empty in the other pic so that may be it, regardless it should come with time...maybe could use a little more dimension and muscle in his lower 1/4, but he has adequate bone and he looks to be fairly naturally wide based so that may come with time as well.
Where will you be showing him? Haired or slick? If haired get him out of the light, under the fans and keep that hair worked, he should do just fine for your first year though.

 

[taylor tay]

So this is my first year and this is my first market steer, he is a purebred shorthorn, he was born in april and is very calm and I would like to get some information on the good stuff on him and the stuff that i can fix ;D

SO i am showing him with hair and adhesives

 

[SFASUshowman]

Nice! Well then definately get him in a barn during the day, get some fans on him and work his hair, work his hair, and when you think its good, work it some more.  I think a lot of people think being able to use adhesives at shows means you can slack at home, but if his hair isnt well trained, all the adhesives will get you is a clumpy mess!
But I think you are going to be well pleases with this calf!

 

[taylor tay]

Nice! Well then definately get him in a barn during the day, get some fans on him and work his hair, work his hair, and when you think its good, work it some more.   I think a lot of people think being able to use adhesives at shows means you can slack at home, but if his hair isnt well trained, all the adhesives will get you is a clumpy mess!
But I think you are going to be well pleases with this calf!

He is in a small pasture with some trees to allow him to be in shade and a shed.  We don't have fans, but I have began to come his hair and it is getting really good.  I am not slacking since this is my first year I want him to be in the best possible position of winning.  Thanks, i love him so much, he has been a pleasure to work with and a great opportunity to learn from

 

[reno1014]

Looks like you may have the same problems we did last year.....a calf with white hair and a black mud pen.  You need to invest in a fan, a blower and some Bright Lights from Sullivans or equivalent.  That calf needs to be washed and dried quite often (3 times a week or more) to
keep his hair from staining.  It will also make his deep red spots pop really well too.  Make sure you rinse him very good and apply a good skin conditioner such as Mane and Tail ect.  that will keep the dry skin at bay.  Next you need to get with your advisor and get him on a good feed plan and make sure that calf is wormed ( will affect hair quality if he is wormy).  ESPECIALLY if you live in a wet invironment.  If you plan on showing in a hair show a good supplement that we started using is made by Vita Firm, I am not big on additives but it really works well and if it impresses me yippee because I dont get impressed very often by anything.  Keep his feet trimmed and most importantly LOVE him and he will love you back!

 

[Bradenh]

vitaferm is the stuff! a must have

 

[taylor tay]

Thanks for all of the comments everyone, any thing else I should know? (clapping)

 

[Bradenh]

put iodide (somebody correct the spelling) salt in his feed this winter. just like two open hand fulls. and have koppertox on hand in that pen he is in because you may come down with footrot. no big deal, evertbody gets it but just make sure you have the things you need in order to treat it. jmo with the mud and after it rains it gets bad. but im unfimaliar with how it affects yall up north with the different weather. but some body else can comment on this and get me straightened out.

 

[taylor tay]

Thanks everyone, This is all very helpful and will help me allot. It rains allot up here in wisconsin and we try not to walk them through mud

 

[CAB]

Sorry Show stopper, but the salt directly into the calf's feed I would stay away from. Salt is actually used as a feed intake limit control. Too much salt in the feed will decrease feed intake and you won't want that. You can leave the salt  out as a block and let him self feed on it, but don't try to force feed it.

 

[MotoMojo09]

I would suggest for daily hair care that the least you should do is rinse him a couple times a day, put show sheen and/or kleen sheen in his hair then blow it out.
also wash with that bright lights shampoo, but I've never used it but heard it works really good!
And I dont know how often you use it ether? maybe someone could answer that.
But other then that shampoo,    just go get some dawn dish soap, works just like EZall
And I wouldn't wash him more then 2 times a week.
ALSO     get some revive that stuff works wonders, if your washing alot then the skins gets pretty dry.
and yes there is a difference between washing and rinsing lol
Have fun!!
Tiria,

 

[Shorthorns4us]

What is your show schedule?
If you are going to shows that allow hair, definitely follow the tips given for hair training and rinsing-- I don't always have fans available on calves either, but putting them inside during the day to stay cool and out of the sun still helps you and helps them to keep eating.
We use a simple feed ration of rolled corn and commodity creep (in our area this is distillers pellets, soy hulls and the balancer vitamin pellet)
I have also used a little dash of Purina Grand T Fortifier. I don't like to get a lot tied up in feed costs- it will eat your bottom line like crazy.  And once you get them up to full feed- keep them on it unless your show schedule has different objectives.  Our objectives in the market category is to get them finished similar to a feed lot environment and go for the rate of gain at our show and then go for the carcass contest. 
I think your calf will surprise you when you get to feeding him and he starts to get finished on how nice he will look.  I would be interested in seeing how his carcass results are.

 

[Bradenh]

Sorry Show stopper, but the salt directly into the calf's feed I would stay away from. Salt is actually used as a feed intake limit control. Too much salt in the feed will decrease feed intake and you won't want that. You can leave the salt  out as a block and let him self feed on it, but don't try to force feed it.

u recon maby thats why i reccomended putting very little in there? instead of a pound or 5?  if he gets foot rot the salt will help it thats all im saying. if the calf gets a case. forcing it in him alittle at a time is worth slowing his gain for a week or two. when you run the risk of bad problems with footrot. what u said is right u have to watch how much you put in it. but focing a little in there at a time during footrot season is a good way to treat and prevent it

 

[CAB]

put iodide (somebody correct the spelling) salt in his feed this winter. just like two open hand fulls. and have koppertox on hand in that pen he is in because you may come down with footrot. no big deal, evertbody gets it but just make sure you have the things you need in order to treat it. jmo with the mud and after it rains it gets bad. but im unfimaliar with how it affects yall up north with the different weather. but some body else can comment on this and get me straightened out.

  Two open handfulls of salt is too much IMO. If the ration is balanced already there is some salt in the diet. As far as treating foot rot is concerned, there are a number of better ways to treat it today.
  Beefmaster will have almost an impossible time getting the calf up on feed and maintaining a good appetite if he/she tries to feed that much salt. I wasn't trying to cause any troubles Show Stopper, just trying to save some. I apologize if I offended you. Brent

 

[taylor tay]

Thanks everyone for your comments, i will let you know how he does and i will take more pictures, also he just had his shots

 

[Bradenh]

oh no man its all good thats just what we feed and it works for us. but i guess it may not work for everybody else but we have never had a problem

 

[SongBird1232]

If you haven't started with the showstick i would show it to him and let him sniff it and stuff, show him it isn't scary. Then just touch his side with it and slowly work down to his belly. This is what i have been doing for the last few years and none of mine have any problems with the show stick