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Hey there, we are new to showing and have never fitted a steer before. I was reading about what you bought. What is a neck sweat and what do you ue the tail glue for? Also, I am guessing that the frame measuring stick is to determine how heavy to make the animal? Please give us any advice you...

We are gonna haul him to the dum this weekend and have them weigh him on their scales. I will get back to you. We are just so worried about not meeting the right weights. This is our first time doing this and I know that we have a LOT to learn. It is nice to have people like you who are willing...

We have only been feeding him 10 lbs a day. % in am and 5 in pm. If we start pushing him now and go to weigh in in December way over the 700 lb minimum won't it be hard for us to get the minimum 2 lbs a day between then and the final weigh in in April? April he has to be at least 900 lbs. Would...

You know you have talked me into it. I think we can weight our truck and trailer at the dump and then come home and get the steer and take him across their scales. I heard they do that for the 4-H kids. I will let you know what he comes in at. We plan on doing it Saturday morning. Thanks for the...

Hi, This is our daughters first year showing a market steer. We are as green as it gets. Would love to get everyone's opinion on this steer. Just to help, here is his info. He will be one year old in three days. He is taping at 64 inches. I am guessing his weight at around 775 lbs. by the tape...