Pnw Farmer
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Hey all, thought I'd try to get some information about corriente carcass quality. I know it's about what you feed them but I'm curious as to how much a steer fed out to around 24-30 months old would weigh. Cracked peas and grain hay to finish them, the cracked peas have made our Jerseys taste amazing. Do they hang at 60-65% like a beef carcass or around that 55% mark like the dairy carcasses. Are they heavy boned like the dairy breeds or do they have a more petite bone structure. I know quite a few of you have eaten corriente and said the flavor was good so that part I'm not worried about, mostly just curious how much meat will end up in the freezer. We bone them out like a deer so a rough estimate on usable cuts would be great.
The thought behind this post is this, I'm starting to keep an eye out for some animals to feed out for next winter and want to keep all options for beef open. We sold a couple animals on the hoof to friends and family this winter then helped them butcher their animal. I got great deals on the animals last spring, had them on a neighbor's pasture until October then finished them out with said grain hay and cracked peas. The people that bought them got a great deal by butchering themselves, we gave them a deal on the animal itself while still making the kids a decent amount of money to stash away. With feeder prices where they are I don't know that I'll be presented the same opportunity on a couple more Angus feeders so when I saw some corriente feeders on Craigslist it started the gears turning. I know they're smaller so it may take 2 head to equal a 650-700# beef animal but if everybody still gets a deal then I don't see why it wouldn't work.
Also for those who have fed out their own animals, has anybody used white or red beans in their rations? I have no intentions of going away from the peas but a local seed processing facility has a bunch on hand of clean white and red culls so once again I'm looking to learn something new if those make a tasty steak as well. Still just a farmer who can pitch a bale of hay but I'm trying to gain knowledge where I can. I don't think my wife will be letting the cows go anywhere soon so I better get a little smarter about them. Thanks in advance.
Farmer
The thought behind this post is this, I'm starting to keep an eye out for some animals to feed out for next winter and want to keep all options for beef open. We sold a couple animals on the hoof to friends and family this winter then helped them butcher their animal. I got great deals on the animals last spring, had them on a neighbor's pasture until October then finished them out with said grain hay and cracked peas. The people that bought them got a great deal by butchering themselves, we gave them a deal on the animal itself while still making the kids a decent amount of money to stash away. With feeder prices where they are I don't know that I'll be presented the same opportunity on a couple more Angus feeders so when I saw some corriente feeders on Craigslist it started the gears turning. I know they're smaller so it may take 2 head to equal a 650-700# beef animal but if everybody still gets a deal then I don't see why it wouldn't work.
Also for those who have fed out their own animals, has anybody used white or red beans in their rations? I have no intentions of going away from the peas but a local seed processing facility has a bunch on hand of clean white and red culls so once again I'm looking to learn something new if those make a tasty steak as well. Still just a farmer who can pitch a bale of hay but I'm trying to gain knowledge where I can. I don't think my wife will be letting the cows go anywhere soon so I better get a little smarter about them. Thanks in advance.
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