Just bought my third show steer!
He is 4/5 Maine Anjou 1/5 club calf. The second one has been payed for but I dont pick him up until mid May (I'll have to hassle yall for opinions on him too). If all goes well I'll have "Hudson" home in my barn this Friday or Saturday.
From the picture and video I really but my bids because of his gaskin, twist, stifle (whatever it's called). The hocks are really low set and made it look huge even when I visited him in person pre-sale. His dewlap and brisket had less skin than the other calves, he was more correct in his feet and was balanced. Not to wide, and decently long for his frame. I almost payed a lot more for a different steer who sire is Two Tone (a very small bull) and dam sire Meyer (still small). Small show steers = poor sale & never win. This one's sire is The Irishman, leading sire of 2011, and is out of a Maine Anjou cow.
What do yall think? Even though I've raised a few, I'm still sure I'm not too great at livestock judging (as my FFA scores could suggest
) but show calves are different and I have confidence :3
Here's the sale video & picture.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tcndrLEJ0U
Only difference in person is that I'm twice his height & his horns are about 2 inches in length. My last show calf wasnt nearly that small! It'll take some getting use too that's for sure. Good thing I was aiming to not be in the heavy-heavyweights again with a 1345 lbs beast.
He was stressing hard when I saw him. They have recently moved the calves just 20 miles away but it's enough for them to developed completely watery dirreha. My calf in particular will be stressing. The temperature has taken a wild swing. This past week has been 70-80 but these last few days have been 39-60 & his hair has been worked like a show heifer's. How can I help him out besides locking him to "stall rest"? I really want to deworm him before I use any probiotics in case he's carrying something.
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