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Thanks for all the responses.  We actually bought a simmi steer off Dave Capatske's online sale and have bought from him in the past and have had great results on a heifer that won many shows and stood third to the Supreme Grand and Reserve Supreme Grand breeding heifers with a Foundation Simmi...

I agree but I still have a conscience and we are buying for two kids.  I also don't appreciate when you call a steer jock and you tell them what you have to spend and they push a calf on you that you would have trouble selling at the sale barn.  I will not say a name because this is a public...

What is everyones opinion of reasonably priced cattle?  It seems that the steer jocks and big money are taking the family out of the cattle showing.  Last year we were competitive with reasonably priced animals.  We were actually third in line market heifer at state fair last year.  We want a...

Wanted State Fair Competitve Market Heifer Please help!! We are looking for a market heifer that would be competive enough to win MN State Fair.  We are very  sick of being out bid on the online sales.  Our very top dollar is $4500.00.  If you respond it must only be competitive heifers. ...

Great calves!!  For anyone interested we kept back a BC Lookout bull and he was very docile.  We got our last bunch of calves last spring from him and we really should be pulling some for show but I think we have to many already but we have never had issues with crazy calves. 

Wanted: Registered Simmental Steer Would like to purchase registered simmental steer for 2013 state fair and jackpot shows.  We prefer a March 2012 born steer and prefer a black brockle faced calf but will consider others.  Simmental steer can be 50%.  Also looking for very competitive market...

You may think I am crazy but we save a lot of money by using the cheap $2.50 black hair dye from Walmart.  I believe it is Loreal brand.  A 600 lb calf takes about 3 bottles but you need to leave it in a long time.  We have never had dry hair but we use kleen sheen daily and in the winter we use...

Has anyone ever tried acupencture on their cattle?  We have a beautiful market heifer.  She has long strides but we feel she clicks in the hock really bad.  We were told by a friend to try acupuncture. He said if we can get this animal moving she will be very competitive and has a good chance to...

If you are into anything like embryology I have been told that SDSU does a lot in that field.  Don't know if that is of interest but thought I would mention it to you.  My daughter is also thinking about animal science at SDSU as well. 

We have a steer that is very unruly in the show ring and we are looking for thoughts and opinions.  Yes, he is a cooler calf and we do have another heifer with him in the cooler.  He is also fed by bunk with two breeding heifers, market heifer, and prospect calf.  He moves okay at home and gets...

I am from West Central Minnesota and we have a registered and crossbred dairy show at our state fair.  They have their own Supreme Champ and it gets very very competitve.  They are in the running for free use of a Featherlite trailer for one year and then you have the option to purchase the...

Will have next week or later this weekend.  We plan to take him to Pope County Jackpot show next Wednesday.  I will try for soe pics this weekend also.  Forgot camera at county fair so unfortunately I dont have any.  I do know someone vieo taped so I may try to get a hold of the video.

How much are you  willing to spend and how far into ND do you want to go?  I am actually from MN but we would certainly could bring a calf to the Fargo area.  We are not far from Fargo.  We have a prospect calf that I plan to register as a Simmi.  He has pretty good hair.  He was champ prospect...

We have two heifer, a steer, and a market heifer that we are trying to get adjusted to feeding in a tub so they will be ready for county and state fair as well as jackpot shows.  The steer particularily does not like to eat from the tub.  We are giving the steer approx 12 lbs of grain at feeding...

It will be held at Dave Mente farm.  I do not have the # but if you go to the Maine Anjou Association website you can probably get his name and number or you also could contact Scott Swantek.  If you give me your e:mail I could send you a flyer.  We will not be there this year as it is the same...

The word from the MN State Fair in the market class is they feel this year may be the year for a breed steer to be in the hunt.  We have a very tough Foundation Simmi steer that we have been told has a good chance and he has already won a show.  The heifer show is usually good for the...

You could try melatonin pills.  We just use the over the counter pills that you can buy at your local pharmacy.  You could feed approx 50 mg, if you do this you cannot quit or they will lose the hair that you have grown thus far.  If you dont have a lot of time I am not sure if it is really...

For state fairs I definately agree Iowa is probably the toughest but dont count Minnesota out as many of the cattle shown in Minnesota have originated out of Iowa and they are pretty tough.

I- 80, BC Lookout, Predator, Rocky Balboa, Ali 2. If you like Simmental you could try something like Dream On, Grizzly, Ebony's Grand Master, Dream Catcher, or Make it Rain. 

Thanks for all the comments.  I really appreciate it.  Didnt mean to open up a can of worms just wanted everyones opinion.  We are very careful what we have our daughter show.  If we dont feel she can handle the animal we will not let her show.  We have a steer like this at home.  He is approx...