Steer Show vs. Market Show

With the NWSS results, are we going to be seeing an increased interest in producing market heifers? Will this effect breeding options? Here in Texas there is very little demand for these kind of heifers. Would like to have some thoughts on this relatively new segment of the Club Calf world.

Not really a new segment of the industry just not common with us Southerners.  But it does give a producers another option for all those heifers that didn't know they were suppose to be born bulls.

  Here  in Iowa we have pretty competitve market heifer show. We probaly average about 30 to 40 and they usually in up in the top five.

Market heifers shows are pretty common here in the midwest, don't see a problem with them.  If they were bred to be a steer, they carry terminal genetics that are meant to be market animals. 

afhm said:

Not really a new segment of the industry just not common with us Southerners.  But it does give a producers another option for all those heifers that didn't know they were suppose to be born bulls.

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I always laugh a little to myself when i see a market heifer that looks better than a steer.

Telos, I've always been intrigued by the concept, too.  I was a little surprised at Denver having a market heifer division - not against it, just didn't expect it.

It (a market heifer show) has been tried at Oklahoma City, a couple of times if I remember correctly.  It never generated much interest, less than 10 head each time.  I don't see alot of promise for it in OK now, because we have a very well thriving commercial heifer division, as well as lower percentage divisions in all of the clubbier type breeds in our junior heifer shows.  If for no other reason than the strong market steer show tradition, I don't see it taking ahold in Texas ( 'cause we all know how serious Texas takes it's traditions )... but that's just my opinion.