Tyler Trihus market heifer

[ROMAX]

Tyler Trihus had a market heifer 3 or 4 yrs ago,she was marked liked a shorthorn,from Matt Lautner's sale.It seemed like she won every show she went to, I was wondering if anyone knew what became of her? Did she get slaughtered or become a cow?

 

[David Fosbrink]

Me and Tyler are pretty good friends. I was told she is a donor cow heading to get flushed soon. Contact Tyler Trihus @ 515-650-0016 if you have any questions about genetic packages!

 

[David Fosbrink]

That heifer was shown 30 times and won 27 times. She was overall champion market animal 6 times. She was no doubt one of the most dominant market heifers of all time.

 

[ROMAX]

Thanks for the info.

 

[cowpoke]

I don't know about Tylers heifer but have seen some successful offspring from some high quality state fair market heifers that have been flushed and also some top heifers that were shown but could not raise a quality calf. due to low milk production. A true market heifer is made just like a top steer and their muscle shape,frame size, extra hair and bone ,plus being fed hard usually don't work well when they have to survive and reproduce.Tylers could be an exception as she was definitely a nice one.Show ring only does equate to production.,

 

[BTDT]

I thought all state fair market shows were terminal.  I have heard of some ovaries/eggs being harvested at time of slaughter, but did not think the market animal was allowed to go back to the farm.
The Iowa State fair is terminal. What shows did Tyler attend?

I do agree with cowpoke.... many times the hard feeding of both show heifers and market heifers makes being reproductively productive difficult. 

 

[cowpoke]

You are correct they were flushed or retrieved after slaughter.Some shows require them to be open such as Denver.Many are bred so they don't come in heat at a show.One time our heifer won the ISF and was in heat and was a handful and Dick Jurgins was the judge and commented that not worry about it as that's what heifers do.Maternal and terminal are two different things.One time a heifer was winning  a lot and I commented on how much body she had at her age and found out from owner that she she had been pasture bred at around 9 months of age and they didn't know it until later

 

[BTDT]

So if this Trihus market heifer won everywhere, why SHOULD she still be alive? Wouldn't she have been slaughtered at a terminal show?

 

[vc]

Maybe he did not show her at a terminal show?

 

[mainecattlemother]

Tyler is from MN and you are not required to send through auction or market in Minnesota.  This past state fair was one of the toughest Market Heifer classes in a long time and five calves were awarded purple ribbons as my daughter was one.  Four of those five were asked to go to auction and only one went through as from what I understand four of the five where bred.  We actually have plans to flush our market heifer after she delivers her I-80 calf this coming spring.  Yes she does not have the best milk production but she will be able to raise the calf but I do agree not all show heifers make good mothers.

 

[Tallcool1]

Maybe he did not show her at a terminal show?

Maybe someone else showed her at a terminal show?

 

[BTDT]

Thanks for the explanation mainecattlemother.  I do find it hard that the heifer was shown 27 times and never went to a terminal show, but it is possible.  And maybe it was done by design. 

I do find the question intriguing though. So many times you hear about this type of heifer, that wins "everything" and is never heard from again because they never had a calf or didn't milk or didn't pass the quality on.  Doesn't have to have been a market heifer, but a breeding heifer.  There was a breeding heifer a year or so ago in the simmi breed that "won everything" (except Iowa, where she was asked not to show before the show) and I have not heard if she ever had a calf.
Anyone have any success or failure stories that they know of?  It would be interesting and no names need to be said.

 

[RyanChandler]

^asked not to show?

 

[shortyjock89]

Thanks for the explanation mainecattlemother.  I do find it hard that the heifer was shown 27 times and never went to a terminal show, but it is possible.  And maybe it was done by design. 

I do find the question intriguing though. So many times you hear about this type of heifer, that wins "everything" and is never heard from again because they never had a calf or didn't milk or didn't pass the quality on.  Doesn't have to have been a market heifer, but a breeding heifer.  There was a breeding heifer a year or so ago in the simmi breed that "won everything" (except Iowa, where she was asked not to show before the show) and I have not heard if she ever had a calf.
Anyone have any success or failure stories that they know of?  It would be interesting and no names need to be said.

Believe it or not, quite a few of the more successful Shorthorn show heifers from the last ten years, and especially the last five years have gone on to make good cows.  We're showing two heifers this year out of cows that won national shows.

On the Hereford side of things, our last Denver champion (looooong time ago) is the dam of probably the most successful cow in recent breed history.  The same cow family has produced 4 division champions at the Jr National for us in the last two years.

 

[sizzler14]

this is a pic of her. I know she was shown a lot, but did she really win 27 times? that seems a little hard to believe. but I do find it odd that we have never seen nor heard of a calf out of her

 

[thcattle]

Considering the Trihus's management skills, I would be surprised if she's ever had a calf.

 

[Tallcool1]

Considering the Trihus's management skills, I would be surprised if she's ever had a calf.

Why would you say that, "New Member"?  Please explain.