Bull calves on nine Kansas ranches were either castrated and implanted
with Ralgro, left intact and not implanted, or left intact and implanted with
Ralgro, with performance evaluated through slaughter. Bulls produced leaner
carcasses and gained slightly faster and more efficiently than steers. However,
based on actual prices received, bulls returned $16.09 less to their owners than
steers. Implanting with Ralgro during the suckling phase did not influence any of
the traits measured. It is evident that marketing is a major problem which makes
bull feeding risky
