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<blockquote data-quote="Backbone Ranch" data-source="post: 1080347" data-attributes="member: 20754"><p>I don't know of any crossbred cattle off the top of my head, but Murray Greys might answer your question. We finish our steers on grass and we direct market the beef to our customers. Our steers on grass have graded mostly choice with a few grading prime. The steers have to endure the 108 degree Texas summers and still gain on grass alone. The most recent steer we took in had a live weight of 1490 lbs and a carcass weight of 904 lbs. His ribeye steaks were prime and there wasn't a single vein of gristle throughout all of his steaks. Shown below is a grass-fed Murray Grey steak. It was extremely tender and I think this one was graded choice. Murray Greys as a breed have a higher prevalence of tenderness and marbling genes than most breeds. </p><p><img src="http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/506/medium/IMG_2065_zpsb192df74.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> (These steaks were the size of a dinner plate!)</p><p>The Murray Greys finish quickly on grain because they are weaned heavy and their mature weight is 1200-1400 lbs, we have some heifers that are weaned at 48% of their mature body weight. The bull calf shown below was 682 lbs at weaning. He was 55% of his mother's body weight. </p><p> <img src="http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/503/medium/IMG_0187_zps8ad719e5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Murray Greys as a breed are extremely docile. You can weigh and ear tag the calves at birth by walking up to the calf, but the cows are protective enough to barrel after a coyote. The calves weigh between 60-80 lbs at birth. Murray Greys have high fertility; our yearling bull bred all of his cows/ heifers in the first cycle.</p><p>The Murray Grey heifers are consistently high quality. This heifer is only 6 months old. </p><p><img src="http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/503/medium/IMG_3036_zps80a27b0b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Backbone Ranch, post: 1080347, member: 20754"] I don't know of any crossbred cattle off the top of my head, but Murray Greys might answer your question. We finish our steers on grass and we direct market the beef to our customers. Our steers on grass have graded mostly choice with a few grading prime. The steers have to endure the 108 degree Texas summers and still gain on grass alone. The most recent steer we took in had a live weight of 1490 lbs and a carcass weight of 904 lbs. His ribeye steaks were prime and there wasn't a single vein of gristle throughout all of his steaks. Shown below is a grass-fed Murray Grey steak. It was extremely tender and I think this one was graded choice. Murray Greys as a breed have a higher prevalence of tenderness and marbling genes than most breeds. [img]http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/506/medium/IMG_2065_zpsb192df74.jpg[/img] (These steaks were the size of a dinner plate!) The Murray Greys finish quickly on grain because they are weaned heavy and their mature weight is 1200-1400 lbs, we have some heifers that are weaned at 48% of their mature body weight. The bull calf shown below was 682 lbs at weaning. He was 55% of his mother's body weight. [img]http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/503/medium/IMG_0187_zps8ad719e5.jpg[/img] Murray Greys as a breed are extremely docile. You can weigh and ear tag the calves at birth by walking up to the calf, but the cows are protective enough to barrel after a coyote. The calves weigh between 60-80 lbs at birth. Murray Greys have high fertility; our yearling bull bred all of his cows/ heifers in the first cycle. The Murray Grey heifers are consistently high quality. This heifer is only 6 months old. [img]http://ranchers.net/photopost/data/503/medium/IMG_3036_zps80a27b0b.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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