We had a cow AI'd to Umg Action of Wye in Sep02, calved in Jun02 and we had the beef processed in Sep02 (was a little less than 15 months old). The cow is a cross bred cow 1/2 Angus and has either some Simmi or Hereford in her and produces a good calf.
We creep feed and he had been on full feed about 60 days (corn). The hanging weight was 709lbs, the finished product was approximately 490lbs, I weight the meat when I bring it home.
We have been feeding cattle about 5 years and I think the meat was the best I've had, it was tender and tasty . He was younger than we usually slaughtered, so alittle smaller. The marbling was good, but he was a little leaner because we did not full feed him as long. We do not get any measurements from the processor, but I can tell you I got 28lbs, 5 oz of Rib Steak (bone in).
donna