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<blockquote data-quote="SBMF 2015" data-source="post: 1659748" data-attributes="member: 39695"><p>Your hanging weights are about right for Angus depending on sex of the animal. </p><p>We feed feed out mostly Angus, Charolais, and F1's. Nothing like the old days, but around 200 a year to to Tyson. I am much more interested in %yield. </p><p>I delivered a GN load of fats to Tyson last Tuesday. 7 hfrs, 3 strs. Avg live wt 1,415lbs. 1 prime, 9 choice. 5 yg 3's, 4 yg 4's, 1 yg 5. So their avg hanging wt was 891.45lbs.</p><p>I bought a Holstein str from a friend last spring when the packers were closed due to Covid. He weighed 1,875lbs live and 1,100 hanging. Yielded 58% he was HUGE. I'm 6'2 and couldn't look over his back. </p><p>Typically the bigger they are the less they yield.</p><p>Most beef cattle will yield 61-63%. In a perfect world they will yield 64%.</p><p>Your hanging weights won't change, but look less impressive depending on how much shrink you figure in. A gal of water weighs 8lbs whether it's in a bucket or in a str. Cattle drink 20-25 gals of water a day. That's a lot of false live weight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SBMF 2015, post: 1659748, member: 39695"] Your hanging weights are about right for Angus depending on sex of the animal. We feed feed out mostly Angus, Charolais, and F1's. Nothing like the old days, but around 200 a year to to Tyson. I am much more interested in %yield. I delivered a GN load of fats to Tyson last Tuesday. 7 hfrs, 3 strs. Avg live wt 1,415lbs. 1 prime, 9 choice. 5 yg 3's, 4 yg 4's, 1 yg 5. So their avg hanging wt was 891.45lbs. I bought a Holstein str from a friend last spring when the packers were closed due to Covid. He weighed 1,875lbs live and 1,100 hanging. Yielded 58% he was HUGE. I'm 6'2 and couldn't look over his back. Typically the bigger they are the less they yield. Most beef cattle will yield 61-63%. In a perfect world they will yield 64%. Your hanging weights won't change, but look less impressive depending on how much shrink you figure in. A gal of water weighs 8lbs whether it's in a bucket or in a str. Cattle drink 20-25 gals of water a day. That's a lot of false live weight. [/QUOTE]
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