JSF Capiche !!

Did anyone see this bull in Denver? He sold as lot#8 in the Durhams for Denver sale & Select Sires bought him.

I saw him in Denver, to sum him up in one word...Moderate.  Good lookin bull, think that he will make a good bull for some commercial f1 crosses.

Capiche was the moderate tank of the group.  Tons of muscle and more rib shape than most angus bulls.  He should be an excellent heifer bull that will mate up well with breeding type shorthorns to moderate and add fleshing ability.

Any pics of the bull?

Here is a link to a flyer on Select Sires web site.

http://www.selectsires.com/beef/directory/documents/7SP32_flyer.pdf

I really liked him and bid on him. He had a low bwt and if I remember his mother had a 60 some pound bwt. Off hand I thought he went back to the mission bull. I would say he would downsize frame scores and lower bwts....but there is no kinda room for that kinda stuff in the Shorthorn breed.jmo

I appreciate all the feedback. I've got a Bloodstone hfr I may try him on.

KYsteer said:

Capiche was the moderate tank of the group.  Tons of muscle and more rib shape than most angus bulls.  He should be an excellent heifer bull that will mate up well with breeding type shorthorns to moderate and add fleshing ability.

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Thought we were talking about a Shorthorn bull? Was there an angus bull too?

The bull I saw on Select Sires website was nice looking shothorn.

OH Breeder said:

KYsteer said:

Capiche was the moderate tank of the group.  Tons of muscle and more rib shape than most angus bulls.  He should be an excellent heifer bull that will mate up well with breeding type shorthorns to moderate and add fleshing ability.

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Thought we were talking about a Shorthorn bull? Was there an angus bull too?

The bull I saw on Select Sires website was nice looking shothorn. Kind of reminded me of Ivy League a bit.

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I think he was comparing him to most Angus  bulls.

Doc said:

OH Breeder said:

KYsteer said:

Capiche was the moderate tank of the group.  Tons of muscle and more rib shape than most angus bulls.  He should be an excellent heifer bull that will mate up well with breeding type shorthorns to moderate and add fleshing ability.

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Thought we were talking about a Shorthorn bull? Was there an angus bull too?

The bull I saw on Select Sires website was nice looking shothorn. Kind of reminded me of Ivy League a bit.

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I think he was comparing him to most Angus  bulls.

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Now that I re-read the post I get it. Now I believe I said in another post, I am not always the brightest bulb in the pack.

He looks pretty good to me.  Wish I could find some reasonable DR females that looked like that. 

I like the bull, saw him, if I woulda had more money, and a desire to own another bull, i woulda bought him... 

Real useful kinda bull, moderate, thick, and should be a calving ease deal... 

We are using the Mission bull, who is the grandsire of Capishe's dam... 

When I heard this bull went to Select, I was happy, and I will be using him this winter on our heifers... 

He might be a bit straight upfront, but he also has a double shot of that from both sides of the pedigree.. 

Not only saw him in Denver but also in pasture, at the Northstar classic and judging workouts. Jungles live not too far away from me. Yes he is a touch more moderate but really cool, structually sound and should work on plain made females to increase eye appeal while maintaining functionality.

The jury is always out on young sires. Really like the looks of his picture. But... there are several larger framed cattle in his background. One female wieghed close to or over a ton and was a member of the 5 ton get of sire by Ayatollah one year in Denver. Some of the Lustres and Cumberlands were larger framed too. And thats not even mentioning some of the bulls. I probably will try him on a few and see how consistant he is. JMO

In Capiche add it seems to me that they were bragging about his mothers udder. It doesnt look very big to me. This is what and udder looks like on my farm.Meyer 734 X 319 angus

I think that they are trying to tell you that his mother has a nice youthful looking udder.  Size does matter to me, nice and tight.  Good teet placement, and small teets.  I may be incorrect on this one, but I have always been told that a cow with a small udder can feed a claf just as well as a cow with a great big udder if there is always milk in the udder.  The great big udder tends to break down quicker during the cows lifetime.  That's just what I have heard.  What's everyone elses opinions?

zak said:

In Capiche add it seems to me that they were bragging about his mothers udder. It doesn't look very big to me. This is what and udder looks like on my farm.Meyer 734 X 319 angus

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The issue we sometimes see when teats are that large is that the calf has a hard time latching on when they are born. The suspension in the particular udder pictured may worsen with age. I prefer the nice tighter udder if possible with better suspension. Not saying you cow is bad but not our preference.

IMHO, this is more like what an udder should look like... And I will guarantee this cow is giving lots of milk...

zak said:

In Capiche add it seems to me that they were bragging about his mothers udder. It doesnt look very big to me. This is what and udder looks like on my farm.Meyer 734 X 319 angus

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Im not sure how many cattle you have but an udder on our place that looks like that sure gets a lot of attention when it comes time to cull a cow.  That is fine if you only have 100 cows or so and can piddle away time with problem cows but you learn to appreciate a cow/heifer with evenly spaced, moderate teats. I agree with TJ about the udder in his picture. Only one cattlemens thoughts. <cowboy>

I must have to much piddle time. Does keep calf alive though!!!