We just picked up my daughter's steer from the hauler today. We purchased him from Trausch Farms Sale. He is a April calf. He is sired by Blueprint and out of a Hoodoo cow. He traveled about 1700 miles and looks pretty darn good for the long trip. We unloaded him and after a brief skiing, he decided he might have remembered his halter tying sessions and began to give to pressure and lead with a little encouraging. He settled right in and went to eating his grass hay. We purchased grain manufactured by Farmers Feed and it is a Steer Finisher. He appears to be about 550 pounds. We know he needs to work up to eating 2-3% of his body weight a day. Our fair is held Labor Day weekend so we have approximately 10 months of feeding. Wondering if I should keep him on a Developer a little longer? Any feeding suggestions are appreciated. We want to do our best feeding this guy out and plan to take him to a few jackpots for experience before our fair. What do you guys think of him? Strengths/weaknesses and what we can do to make any weaknesses better?
This photo is him with my daughter right after we unloaded him.
Thanks!
This photo is him with my daughter right after we unloaded him.
Thanks!