I'll be pretty straight forward I've built probably 12 or more show boxes most the upright dolly style. I don't think you'll find one much cheaper than the commercial ones out there. Mine were all custom built to order, and I undersold myself when I took my hours into them I made like $5 a hour...
I think if you look around in MN u can find a good shorthorn bull for 2-3 thousand. I know Doug bruns and Cody Nelson will be having a sale this fall with bulls. I've got a bull from a guy by hayfield we lease for very reasonable.
Everyone has a different take on these. No they are not Sullivan's lights. They are way easier to store and transport then some other lights out there. All the lights link together so you only need one cord to plug in. The ones I saw on the Home Depot site looked like they came to about $240 for...
We saw him at Jr. Nationals this summer and he looked good, I will say he was plenty fat at that time. He looks now like he may have dropped a little of that extra cover.
What part of the state are you from? We are located about 60 miles straight west of the cities and raise shorthorn/ shorthorn plus cattle. We do lease calves to kids feel free to message me if you have any interest if we are close enough and I can get you my cell number.