Recent content by Big Red Barn

Right there with you. Last year we didn't call the vet once, and he has been out three times in the last 12 hours. Breech, Leg back and then a prolapsed uterus. Saved them both, but it starts cutting into profits with each call.

Bulls: 4-3500 8-6000 6-3500 36-8100 32-3000 15-3200 40-4000 12-3000 20-3600 28-3300 16-3000 18-2300 13-2500 23-2200 31-2400 26-2500 29x-1900 24-3200 9-3600 14-2700 11-2700 27-3500 17-1800 30-3000 35-2200 22-2100 21-2000 33-3000 43-4000 19-2500 37-2100 38-2100 Females: 63-6600 65-3500 47-3150...

http://www.iowabeefexpo.com/11_salresults.htm Thats as good as I can do for embryos and most of the heifers. I had to get out before I spent anymore money!

I have the bulls and the first four heifers that went through, i can look them up tonight and post them tomorrow. We left right after we purchased a heifer. I know the average on heifers was $2,431, high seller at $6,600 lot 63. Bulls were $3,078 average, high was lot 36 at $8,100. Hope that helps.

I'm hoping to make it down and look through the stock!

Haven't had a chance to make it to any private treaty deals yet this fall. I talked to a co-signer from the Cedar Rapids Simmental sale who was pleased. He thought the steers were probably more in demand than the females, which suprised him. I have, however, been keeping a watchful eye on...

If you have facebook, Hoover Angus Farm has some pictures up. If you can't find what you're looking for there, I'm sure that Landi would love to get you some pictures of their CC&7 calves. You could also give her a call and I bet she would tell you what he is clicking with. 641-772-4479 is the...

MGM:  Mass, Guts, and Money. Use the MGM Banner and replace the lion's head with the bull's head. Reciprocity, You owe it to your cows to use him. Bangarang Roofie: So good, he'll floor you. Literally.

Heifers: Champion: Van Vliets maintainer Reserve: Schneider-Angus 3rd: Erwin-Commercial 4th: reserve maintainer 5th: Foundation Simmi-Pemberton, from Robinson's The red painted up Simmi steer is a Johnny Walker Red. I believe 64 heifers and 36 steers was the official count on the day. 100...

Figured it wasn't for everyone. Just thought I'd share it for those who needed a read. If you have ever listened to a set of reasons, you stop noticing all the filler to get to the details. Maybe I liked the idea of the article and gave it too much credit, to each their own.

A very well written article about breeding cattle,  cloning, and being a cow-calf producer. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Breeding-the-Perfect-Bull.html?c=y&page=1

I agree with High Voltage. I have seen him in person, and looked through a ton of his calves. They come out tiny with a lot of get up and go, and his weaning weights are pretty great as well. Just purchased a son out of him and Grizz daughter, 50 pound birth weight. 90% of the bulls in the pen...

Creep feeding doesn't cause them to have reduced milk, it is the fat. If you are creep feeding a calf that is on a good milking cow, and they get too fat, then it will mess with udder development and cause reduced milk production as a mature cow. I spent an entire semester in a lactation course...

We have a Sunseeker/Charolais heifer that calved last year, her bag was almost non-existant, and had the wrinkled look that you talked about. She never seemed to get a bigger bag, but the calf seemed to get along just fine and she weaned him at 550 pounds with no creep, he was green but more...

Curious about the costs of having a bull collected? I am sure that there is a set cost, and a per straw basis. This is a bull that would go up and come home in the same day preferably. We're in Iowa, so I am guessing the logical places are Nichols and Hawkeye, any preferences toward one or the...