Most form pairs during the breeding season, but in some species, such as fur seals, the gray seal (Halichoerus grypus), and elephant seals, males (bulls) take possession of harems of cows and drive rival bulls away from their territory.
Look for the crooked tail. This is probably the best ways to tell if a cow has been bred: A cow or heifer will have a crooked tail or a tail that is held out in an odd angle than usual for 24 to 48 hours after being serviced by the bull. 1  4 Edit step.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: A cow is a female 'bovine' A steer is a neutered male. There is a theory that heifer (young female) meat is tenderest because female beef tends to have less surface fat, the fat being distributed through the meat.The densest beef is bull meat but is tough and can smell.A steer, being an neutered bull still has the density to the meat but is not producing tostesterone to give the meat that bullish quality. Bull meat and aged cow meat tend to be used more for ground-beef.hat is all a steer is. A cow is a cow and it does not point to any classification within the species. So a steer is a cow just a type. An non-castrated male cow is called a bull.