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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 163514" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Bull meat is leaner than steers - which means less marbling. Also it is difficult to get the "finish" you want on grass only, let alone trying to feed a bull.</p><p>Marbling has to do with age, weight & feeding. Steers can be well marbled at 800# or 1800# - depending on their frame size, feed & age.</p><p>Ideally, the industry is trying to "finish" steers at 14-16 months of age, and shooting for about a 1200-1400# steer - but that is grain fed.</p><p>My brother in-law is into "healthy" and he raised grass fed beef & sold it in packages by the pound. Got great prices, but kept all the steaks because they were waaayy toooo tough to sell. Sold pot roasts & hamburger for big bucks. Got out of doing that because he hated the steaks for himself.</p><p>You want to hang them a minimum of 14 days. Been now proven that 21 days is better.</p><p>I would definately offer samples before letting someone purchase a large quantity. Poor quality meat will ruin your future sales.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 163514, member: 968"] Bull meat is leaner than steers - which means less marbling. Also it is difficult to get the "finish" you want on grass only, let alone trying to feed a bull. Marbling has to do with age, weight & feeding. Steers can be well marbled at 800# or 1800# - depending on their frame size, feed & age. Ideally, the industry is trying to "finish" steers at 14-16 months of age, and shooting for about a 1200-1400# steer - but that is grain fed. My brother in-law is into "healthy" and he raised grass fed beef & sold it in packages by the pound. Got great prices, but kept all the steaks because they were waaayy toooo tough to sell. Sold pot roasts & hamburger for big bucks. Got out of doing that because he hated the steaks for himself. You want to hang them a minimum of 14 days. Been now proven that 21 days is better. I would definately offer samples before letting someone purchase a large quantity. Poor quality meat will ruin your future sales. [/QUOTE]
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