Another first for me today. My sister in law and her husband were headed to a cattle auction to shop for a bull and they thought we’d like to experience some cattle culture. Were they ever right!

We got there bright and early to check out all the bulls (these were Black Angus). They were all separated in pens according to age and although they all appeared to look the same, in fact they are not. Being complete novices – and from the suburbs of Southern California, this was completely foreign territory. We were open books with completely blank pages. Sponges ready to absorb, and here’s what we found out:

• Birth Weight – you want the birth weight to be low so as to produce low birth weight calves
• Low Intramuscular Fat – let’s face it, we all want that, right?
• Ribeye Area – big, duh! And in case you’re…