What do you think of this SH bull??

[oakbar]

Tell me what you think of this bull.   

 

[JTM]

Looks really nice to me. Good strong top, level hipped, good rib shape and depth of rib. Nice fronted with little waste.

 

[Okotoks]

Looks like he has been out breeding but still shows a nice top and has some good muscling. I would guess him to be a frame 7. Good set of legs, should never break down.

 

[trevorgreycattleco]

Is that CF Sonic? Looks like you have been workin him. Nice to see he is not fed up fat as a tick. He looks good. <beer>

 

[oakbar]

I better provide some more information before this thread gets off course.    This is Oakbar Sonic not CF Sonic.  He is a 2008 model and when I saw Cates had named their Tonic son the same as ours I thought we might have some confusion.

Oakbar Sonic is the first calf that our "Sugar"(Sonny X Charmer) cow raised.  He won our local Prospect show as a calf and weighed exactly 800 pounds at 205 days.  I sold him to a local commercial cattleman who used him on both cows and heifers and he's sired some really nice calves for him without any calving difficulties.  I've always really liked the bull and when a couple of our best cows cycled late this summer I asked if I could put him in our pasture for a month or so.    We just took him out yesterday, combed the burdock out of his ears and tail and took his picture in his "working clothes".    A full brother to Sonic(Oakbar Weston) was the steer that did so well for us at the  Midwest Steer Show---sixth on the hoof and Champion carcass.  Sugar also cycled late this summer so I'm thinking about flushing her back to Tonic later this year and then breeding her for a 2012 calf.  He's very moderate framed, extremely docile, and walks like a cat.  In fact, he really enjoys playing with the calves although he looks a little out of place romping around with the pasture with them.  I feel he is a good example of what the Shorthorn breed can offer if the right bloodlines are used.  I've attached a picture of his mother.

 

[CAB]

  The bull looks good Lynn. Great extended front end, big boned and sound looking, deep ribbed. You may want to watch that calf crop and see if you want to jump him once to have in the tank. The Sugar cow looks to be very feminine and productive. If a guy can find a bull to breed to the daughters that will stouten and power'em up, you'd have to have some good cattle IMO.

 

[JTM]

Good bloodlines. I have seen the Sonic bull of Cates' several times and the females he is making are really nice. There are definitely some similarities between the two bulls. That is a really nice looking cow too. I agree that the bull has plenty of bone and if the calves come easy, you may have something there! Good luck to ya!

 

[shortyjock89]

Better jump him Lynn. We learned our lesson with not collecting a good one. 

 

[Aussie]

I sold him to a local commercial cattleman who used him on both cows and heifers and he's sired some really nice calves for him without any calving difficulties.   I've always really liked the bull and when a couple of our best cows cycled late this summer I asked if I could put him in our pasture for a month or so.      He's very moderate framed, extremely docile, and walks like a cat.   In fact, he really enjoys playing with the calves although he looks a little out of place romping around with the pasture with them.   I feel he is a good example of what the Shorthorn breed can offer if the right bloodlines are used. 

He is a good looking bull in his working clothes. It goes to show that a well put together bull with smooth shoulders and good neck extention can be used over hfrs as well as cows even if he has a bit of size about him.

 

[taylor tay]

Tell me what you think of this bull.   

I think he is a really really nice shorthorn bull. pm me more about him

 

[oakbar]

Thanks for all the positive comments.  I think bulls like this are the ones who will help us bridge the gap from showring to commercial use!!