West Central Iowa | Simocattle - 2/6/2026 17:43
Steers marble better and are more tender. Bulls will get past a USDA grader if they don’t have a hump. And some young bulls don’t.
As far as feeding bulls go if you could keep them from hurting each other you would increase feed efficiency with intact bulls. Not many cattle feeders would be willing to put up with the headaches. More complaints recently with the number of rectal prolapses in steers.
I’ve fed bulls and steers, bulls aren’t more efficient if they have any libido, but many modern bulls don’t. A good grader will catch a bull by some differences in vasculature. |
Burgering a finished steer
