We went to the carcass show and it went well. Her steer was one of the two that were out for the presentation ( 1.7 yield grade and a 16.2 loin ) so there wasn't a decision to go see him or not. But the judge talked for 10 min about her calf and she felt pretty good when we left. She even had me...
Our county show is over 50% dairy steers. They have there place as our county has a lot of dairy farmers. However the parents and a few showman of the dairy steers are the worst complainers about the judging I have ever seen. We usually have a judge for two years but the last one was not asked...
Thanks for all the feedback. It has been a few days now and my little girl is doing fine. We have the county carcass show on wensday night. She says she wants to go and get the results but doesn't want to go into the cooler and actually see him. Ive been involved with animals for over 40 years...
What do I tell my Little girl when she leaves her best friend at the fair!! She has been showing for 3 years and had a great year with her Salty Dog calf. But she is beside herself about leaving him at the fair. I must admit I also was a little sad to drive away. We have lots of pictures and...
If your looking for a good calf thats ready to go this calf is it.Good luck at the show n sale. The calf looks great!!! Wish I was in town to catch the action. I know of a few other calfs going to the show n sale it should be the best set that they have had in a while.
It was my middle daughters 1st year showing steers and my oldest ones second. I couldn't have been prouder. Grand champion Overall and the other calf was right in the hunt. The kids had a blast and can't wait until we start shopping for next years calves. They worked very hard. The calves had...