Show steer

[gw598b]

Hello:
    I am looking for a show steer for my niece, a three way cross between Angus X Charolaise X Limousine. Any suggestion on where to find a good one, and how do you think this crossbreed would perform in the show ring? Thank you for any help.

 

[kfacres]

Hello:
     I am looking for a show steer for my niece, a three way cross between Angus X Charolaise X Limousine.

WHY? .


Any suggestion on where to find a good one,

you will struggle, b/c I doubt there are any out there, especially geared for show steers


and how do you think this crossbreed would perform in the show ring? Thank you for any help.

not very good.. it's not a "show steer" cross,, it's for feedlot useage IMO.  You would be tough in a carcass competition though- IMO>

you would be best off investing in a show steer- bred to be a show steer-- if you want to win.

 

[gw598b]

I am new to the show ring. What is the issue with this cross? Why would they not do good in the ring? Should this cross no be a big mussled steer with good definition?

 

[kfacres]

I am new to the show ring. What is the issue with this cross? Why would they not do good in the ring? Should this cross no be a big mussled steer with good definition?

It would be, but anymore the winning steers tend to be smaller framed, and have tons of body- than what the Char Lim cross can help with-- I know that's why you wanted the Angus in there...

For some odd reason- you just don't see much Lim influence in show steers...  You see tons of Char influence in the slicked deals in TX, outside of TX- they're catching on more and more...

I personally, have a LIM influenced cow- that I have been told should produce show steers-- if I ever would mate her that way.

 

[Boot Jack Bulls]

Since I love my Limis, I hate to agree with Jody, but I find that I must! We happen to use the composite you described quite a bit. However, we do it to produce bull prospects for commercial producers. These people are looking to raise the kind of calves that fill feedlots, not show rings. It is an awesome combo for growth and carcass, but will have difficulty competing with more mainstream bred steers. A Limi steer is awesome in a Limi class, but will almost never win against a typically bred show steer. I would suggest that you pick a single breed you love and show a breed steer or go all out and get a club bred steer that will have a shot in whatever class it gets put in.

 

[Limiman12]

Limis are not known for being real square, or femine clean fronts which is the look that wins.   Way back when I was in 4H we had some luck with limi cross out of Maine cross cows.  The Maine cows kept them cleaner in front and squarer hipped, but I will also say that the bull we had at the time was a polled power son out of a Virginian daughter both of which were good limi show bulls, but I always had the heaviest muscled calves in the class.   If I stood second or third,  but the judge said something along the lines of  " thickest made, heaviest. Muscled, or best carcass".  That was good enough for me, but we also won the county fair with a calf out of  that cross as well.

A while back someone gave the advice, show good breeding cattle, don't try to breed good show cattle.   For most of us, that is great advice.

 

[kfacres]

A while back someone gave the advice, show good breeding cattle, don't try to breed good show cattle.  For most of us, that is great advice.

best advice for anyone wanting to do something successful that involves the show ring.