Itnerseting facts about Angus steers.?

Question

its for Nicole she needs help on her ag project.

Answer 1

Angus feeder steers bring more money on the market than any other. Even retail chain stores and restaurant's are selling Angus beef. They calf easy and grow at a high rate of daily gain. Like anything else, you have to take good care of them. I think they are cute. We have 200 head.

Answer 2

In my opinion, they are ugly and stocky!  Tell Nicole good luck on her Ag project!!!

Answer 3

The finished Black Angus steer is arguably the highest quality choice grading beef animal.  Angus are born small and have strong growth which allow easier calving and less loss of mother cows and calves during birthing.  For this reason Angus bulls are often used for first calf heifers for less loss.  There are Red Angus and Black Angus.  Black Baldys are a cross between Hereford and Angus, and usually end up with a black body and a white face, thus the name.  One breed cross provides the advantage of the crossbred vigor, while adding additional breeds (such as Hereford X Charlois cow and an Angus bull) will negate that particular vigor quality, regardless of the breeds used.

Angus steers may be your particular issue but these other facts may be incorporated in some way, as they are important to the decision to choose the Angus breed for various reasons.  Angus steers generally marble very highly, are showy in the ring and can be fairly easy to handle, but the individual animals can have a wide range of personalities!

Angus are naturally polled, do not grow horns, and that is helpful because they do not need to be de-horned which would set their growth and health back for the stress and healing process which would take away from the growing process.  Angus are hardy in cold weather.  Angus can be VERY cute calves :)

Have fun!

Answer 4

I am looking at the window at some particualr cute fall ANGUS calves right now, playing in the pasture beside my house. The poster who mentioned how cute they are is SO RIGHT! They just look like little balls of black velvet out there running around. I am sure I am prejudiced as we raised a herd of purebred Angus cattle.

As far as steers, my kids show them in 4H/FFA if you compare their temperment, they lend towards the higher srung end of the spectrum, not as bad as Chianina or Shorthorns, bu tcertainly not as laid back as Gelbviehs. Your breeding has so much to do with their finished size. I will say that our Angus steers tend to finish out quicker thna some of the other show steers of other breeds that the boys have bought. Their size is a good consistancy weight wise (partially do to similar genetics obivously within our herd) but you can pretty well plan on your March show steer is ready to sell end of August (17 mos) which for the part of the country we liv ein is exactly right (right after our state fair) We have had several other breeds for show steers and they can be finished anywhere from June to November for the same aged calf.

And to whoever said they were stocky and ugly, well you do you like a boney dairy cow, guess what that meat in my Angus will taste much better.

Hope that gives you some help with the project.