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GRASS FED - too BIG or too LITTLE?
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<blockquote data-quote="jnowack" data-source="post: 336764" data-attributes="member: 3954"><p>At 550 carcass weight would only be 916 lbs live weight (60% dress weight). I don't think there are a lot of cattle killed at this weight. And would have 1.25 inches of REA per 100 lbs of live weight which is pretty good. The rule of thumb I always used was that they need 1 inch per 100 lbs.</p><p></p><p>The 800 lb carcass would be 1333 live weight. For this calf to have a 14.4 eye he would only be at 1.08 per 100 lbs which I think is not really a big stretch. I am sure that ratio of REA to live weight does tend to drop at heavier weights. </p><p></p><p>My point was that if you make them smaller framed you will need to kill at lighter weights to keep from getting them too fat. If the cattle we have in the feedlots now were slaughtered at lower weights I am sure they would have less backfat and a lower numerical YG but probably also a lower % choice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jnowack, post: 336764, member: 3954"] At 550 carcass weight would only be 916 lbs live weight (60% dress weight). I don't think there are a lot of cattle killed at this weight. And would have 1.25 inches of REA per 100 lbs of live weight which is pretty good. The rule of thumb I always used was that they need 1 inch per 100 lbs. The 800 lb carcass would be 1333 live weight. For this calf to have a 14.4 eye he would only be at 1.08 per 100 lbs which I think is not really a big stretch. I am sure that ratio of REA to live weight does tend to drop at heavier weights. My point was that if you make them smaller framed you will need to kill at lighter weights to keep from getting them too fat. If the cattle we have in the feedlots now were slaughtered at lower weights I am sure they would have less backfat and a lower numerical YG but probably also a lower % choice. [/QUOTE]
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