Is Steer Worth Showing?

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He is an early June steer, purebred limo, mother is very tall and father is shorter but heavily muscled. He's a secondary calf as I have a very promising may heifer, but he has the sweetest personality that makes him a breeze to train. He's about 4mnths and 380lbs. He would be a 4-H steer to raise up and then sell after a show at an auction. Opinions are most definitely welcome!


 

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shortyjock89

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Depends on where you live, but if he were ours we wouldn't show him.
 

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I think any effort made by a parent to help get a kid into 4h and a showring is great! Winning is fun but alot more can be learned. I fight parents every year to help get calves in for kids to show but they are to lazy. Get off your ego trip OFS and look at the bigger picture.
 

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I'd say if you have the funds to feed him and a kid to drag him by all means show him.  You may not win a lot but shouldn't it be more about what you are instilling in your kids rather than just showing just to get your picture in front of a banner.  Plus if you have a kid that wants to show then that is better than hunting for them later.

I'm a firm believer in getting kids involved in something, anything.  Let them have a passion that will drive them.  It will go a long way in keeping them out of trouble later.

Going back to my criminology classes in college, a person that has something to live for or something to lose will be less likely to be in jail later.  No offense to any of you all that have spent time behind bars.  That's my soap box for the day.  I'm off it now.  To the original poster, good luck!
 

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I'd have to agree with Olson Family Shorthorns to a degree in saying that we would not show it, but as stated in the most recent posts if you have the funds and a kid who wants to show but don't want to go out and buy one, I certainly never wanted to go out and buy a steer, then by all means let that kid show 4-H and FFA are the cornerstones of this society and to help grow and mature children. I was told this when I started buying heifers, in the grand scheme of things cattle and showing is a whole heck of a lot cheaper than drugs, rehab and or jail. So by all means let the kid show.
 

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There would be several kids that would show that steer at our county fair, and they would make good money at it.  The last couple of years the buyers at the junior livestock sale have supported $4K to $6K for market steers.  That steer would be a college fund maker at our county regardless of where he placed.
 

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For me, it would largely depend upon where you are located.

That calf will not be ready for a Late June County Fair.  Yes, the lessons will be there.  I am not saying that they won't.  Our County has a minimum weight, and he wouldn't make that number.  So in essence, we would feed him and invest all of the money in him...and get sent home when we cross the scale.

Send me a PM with your location (State) and I can give you a couple of inexpensive ideas if you really want to show a steer.

 

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Feed him like a feeder steer being fed for profit. Don't focus so much on raising him as a show steer, more think of him as a fat steer that's being shown as a fun little side project. Those were always the projects I had more fun with personally.
 

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If your fair is late in the year, and you want to raise one of your own to show and not plan on winning  just learning, he will be fine. He will not be as pretty or as deep sided, that's the Limousin in him. He will produce a lean high yielding carcass.

He will be tighter gutted than the crossbred steers, he does not have a desirable top line, he appears to break at the shoulder and could be considered tight hearted and a little finer boned than your typical show steer. Now if most the calves are locally bred with out club calf influence he will work, time and growing may change some of the weakness he currently displays. He is not a bad calf, put on feed he should grow and produce a good carcass, his being purebred does not help him, he displays the muscle of the Limousin but with that comes the tighter gut a little coarser looking.
I he is not a bad calf just not a show type calf, We started with that type commercial Angus, made money off of them and then bought show type calves, nothing wrong with starting small and working your way up.

 
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Thank you everyone for your advice and opinions! I'm actually from Ontario (Canada) and within our club the vast majority are limousin as well (it's a casual club as 90% of our members are under 10 haha) , but at Open shows its mainly (huge) charlais and angus cows. Yes this is just a calf for the kids (my younger siblings) to learn about 4-H with, hence why I'm happy he's a sweetheart. Our fairs are all in September. I'm hoping he will grow out to be nicer as his half sister (same dam) that I showed this year won multiple grand champions and was praised highly by several judges. Once again thank you everyone for your opinions!
 

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Northline Limousin said:
Thank you everyone for your advice and opinions! I'm actually from Ontario (Canada) and within our club the vast majority are limousin as well (it's a casual club as 90% of our members are under 10 haha) , but at Open shows its mainly (huge) charlais and angus cows. Yes this is just a calf for the kids (my younger siblings) to learn about 4-H with, hence why I'm happy he's a sweetheart. Our fairs are all in September. I'm hoping he will grow out to be nicer as his half sister (same dam) that I showed this year won multiple grand champions and was praised highly by several judges. Once again thank you everyone for your opinions!

I'm also in Ontario and if he is quiet and going to be used to get a young member started I would use him. THe guinea's looks doomed so you wil most likely be going to somewhere like redbrand or Ilderton fair. He would fit in at some of those smaller shows. Except for maybe half a dozen better quality calves most of the others will be feedlot type steers as well
 

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If you are proud of him, show him.

Don't waste your money on all the feed supplements,
etcetera that so many folks use.

He is a feedlot steer, so feed him a reasonable ration
and let him grow.

Unlike about 98% of show steers, this one can
make a little money. 

There is a lesson in that by itself.

Good luck!
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