Show cattle?

[ragehunter21]

Does anyone know anything about show cattle? This is a steer that I will be showing in about 3 weeks, and was wondering what advice y'all would have for the last push? Any advice helps! He weighted 1300 today.
Thanks, Ryan

[gert man]

Might check on Steer Planet.com they have some good stuff from time to time.

[DFWPI]

Where you showing at?

[ragehunter21]

Where you showing at?

The cfisd livestock show, it's my school district's show where I live, in cypress

[Stick Flicker]

Goog luck

[Gdukes]

Nice looking steer. If you're not already, make sure you wash and work the hair daily, especially brush the leg hair, the best thing is a rotobrush, chucked in a cordless drill(be careful around the tail switch, they don't like their tail wound up in a drill, don't ask me how I know). He is big enough, however, big is not everything, he needs to have a cover of fat over and down his back two ribs, if those rids are prominent and hard, he needs more cover. One of the quickest ways to add fat is put a quart of whole corn in a crockpot, fill with water and cook all night for the morning feeding, then repeat and cook all day for the evening feeding, you will have a crockpot full of what looks like hominy. Cut back on the feed enough to insure he cleans up the cooked corn.

It's a little difficult to tell from the pic, and also he is wet, but he appears to me to be slightly high flanked, if this is the case, you might consider at about 10 days out replacing some of his feed with dried beet pulp began with a double hand full and increase it to two double hands full if he will tolerate it, most do, some don't. It will slowly give him a fuller look.

Good luck, hope you do well!

[KNF]

I showed when I was in 9th and 10th which is over about 10yrs ago...he looks good as far as body size/muscle, may need a hair cut from what I can tell and make sure to use ur show stick to make him "pull up" his back...most judges dont like when there is a small curve...just my 2 cents...I showed Brangus and was always in the top of my class even won grand reserve in my class and reserve over all Good Luck

[kparker158]

I showed when I was in 9th and 10th which is over about 10yrs ago...he looks good as far as body size/muscle, may need a hair cut from what I can tell and make sure to use ur show stick to make him "pull up" his back...most judges dont like when there is a small curve...just my 2 cents...I showed Brangus and was always in the top of my class even won grand reserve in my class and reserve over all Good Luck

Yepp. Pull on his flank a little with your show stuck and it'll straighten up the back, make him more appealing. As for feeding, I don't have any advice. Goodluck!

[Buck Slayer]

wheat germ oil will put fat on quicker than any solid food.

a mixture of beet pulp and oat groats will give that fuller look like stated above.

[ragehunter21]

It's a slick hair show so he will be shaved in a couple weeks, as for the corn, I think I might give that a try, he could use some rib cover!

[captainsling]

It's a slick hair show so he will be shaved in a couple weeks, as for the corn, I think I might give that a try, he could use some rib cover!

That doesn't leave you many tricks! Hair can hide a lot!

Good luck on your show.

[wtb90]

Zilmax is what i would have in his feed now as well as cooked barley.

[Rack Ranch]

Please PM me your number if you want to talk... I raise show steers and heifers and even know of some in the same show as you.

[Firefyter]

Slick shows are tough, 21 days doesn't leave much time, you might get a little cover on him in that time. Exotic will prolly still win it.

[Quackerbox]

That doesn't leave you many tricks! Hair can hide a lot!

Good luck on your show.

Thats whats good about slick shows, no vidal sassoon and spray paint hiding imperfections. Show me the steer and not high end fitter!!