Holstein steers that get hormone implants grow faster than those that do not receive the implants, and they get as big as beef cattle breeds, according to Penn State researchers, who say that's good ...

Arlene Weyrauch feeds alfalfa cubes to Moose, a 3,000-pound Holstein steer, and other cows in West Valley on Thursday, May 14. (Casey Kreider photos/Daily Inter Lake) Moose flicks his tongue at the ...

Once upon a time, everyone hoped that the internet, instead of becoming a bottomless pit of iniquity, would be filled with good and interesting information about large cattle. And lo, it is. But the ...

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – As I stood in the midst of enormous Holstein steers leisurely munching hay at a spanking new barn at Farm Sanctuary in upstate New York, I thought about Knickers, the already ...

In this Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, photo, co-owner Ken Farley of Ferndale, Calif., and animal care supervisor Amanda Auston tend to Danniel, a giant Holstein steer, at the Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka, ...

At a recent livestock auction at Central Livestock in Zumbrota, Minn., fed Holstein steers sold for about $30 less than fed beef steers. This sudden drop is unpleasant and costly for Holstein ...

An Oregon steer named Romeo was certified as the tallest in the world at a height of 6 feet, 4 inches tall. Photo courtesy of Misty Moore/Guinness World Records May 22 (UPI) --A 6-year-old Holstein ...

LAKE PRESTON, Australia --Knickers the steer is huge on the internet — for being huge. The black-and-white Holstein Friesian won social media fame and many proclamations of "Holy Cow!" after photos ...

Knickers is a behemoth among bovines, a colossus among steers. He is a Holstein Friesian steer who stands as tall as Abraham Lincoln - 6 feet, 4 inches - and is heavier than a four-door Mini Cooper ...

The gentle giant lives at a farm animal sanctuary in Manitoba, Canada The world is full of big, beautiful cows just waiting to be adored. Days after Knickers the steer made headlines for his massive 3 ...

SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Back to the country – $53. Best utility cows – $39 and $43.75. Best beef breed cows – $40 to $61. Medium cows – $35 to $39. Holstein steers – to $42. Beef breed steers – to $71. Top ...