Two Heifers to Look at

hughespieds, I agree with you on the first heifer on all accounts. She is showing some sloppiness in her hips and hocks when she walks. The top of her hips sways like a woman flaunting her behind. But to me, she has more volume her gut and is just a much thicker heifer. Her muscling is just better overall. I do like her body style. The second heifer seems to walk normally, but she is not as full as the first one. I like to see a heifer with the same fullness they have in the heart girth as they do through the loins and flanks.

As much as I fussed about the Angus cattle having sloppy back legs, I purchased a bull on line at a sale. They showed all angles of him, and I could not detect anything wrong with him, so I purchased him. When he got here, he had sloppy hocks which was hard to detect on video. When he stepped forward, his hock had a mechanical movement as if the joint was poorly hinged. It is so difficult to explain what it looks like. He lasted three breeding seasons before both back legs would not allow him to breed any longer. I saved some heifers from that bull that did not show any signs of problems with the back legs. This expensive adventure proved to me even more so, that you must pay very close attention to bulls and heifers if you want to save their offspring for your breeding herd.
He did pass his sloppy hocks to a few of the babies. I sent the bulls to the sale barn and the heifers went to the commercial herd.

I do love the Piedmontese cattle.

In the last few seconds of the 2nd video, she might be walking a little like the first one. She might not make a good pet.