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| A Two-Year Old |
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| A Yearling |
On Friday, we went to
Jamison's Bull Sale. This was the first time I had gone, so I was very excited.
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| Blackaby |
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| Curly Top |
On the way over we looked at the
catalog, circling the bulls we thought looked like good prospects. One bull, lot 1602 (on page 10), looked remarkable.If you look at his statistics you will see his parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents.
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| Awww... |
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| Too Cute! |
Beneath that, there is a gray bar with the information I pay the most attention to. After the
BW, which stands for birth weight, you will see a number showing how many pounds larger than average the calf should be. I like to look for small numbers, under two.
After that is a
WW, meaning weaning weight. It is how much more over average their weight was when they are weaned. We like a larger number, but not too large. Around 40.
Then you see
YW. It stands for yearling weight, their weight when a yearling. 70-80 would be ideal.
Milk means how much milk they produce. They need to produce enough milk for their calf, but if the produce too much milk it can cause problems.
I'm not sure what
M&G means, we don't use it when looking at bulls.
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| Two Cute Horses |
On the way home, we saw some Hereford cows and even calves!
Milk means how much milk they produce. They need to produce enough milk for their calf, but if the produce too much milk it can cause problems.
