Heifer to butcher?

[Steve Banks]

I have this 3 year old heifer, she breeds but won't stick. I was thinking of putting her on feed for about six weeks-or-so and using her for a butcher beef for myself.
Do you think that she would make a good eating beef?? She is angus. She weighs 1250 lbs.

 

[Hippie Rancher]

yes

 

[LimousinGirl]

Sounds to me like she'd be just fine I've heard heifers taste pretty good

 

[3waycross]

I have this 3 year old heifer, she breeds but won't stick. I was thinking of putting her on feed for about six weeks-or-so and using her for a butcher beef for myself.
Do you think that she would make a good eating beef?? She is angus. She weighs 1250 lbs.

Yes she should be fine.

There is actually a name for that kind of beef. They call it heiferette. The only thing you might see is more yellow than white fat.

 

[remsteel6]

I did just that, fattened her out and had my first ribeye last night.
Mighty tasty

 

[3waycross]

I did just that, fattened her out and had my first ribeye last night.
Mighty tasty

I'm curious. What color was the fat? Did you have it graded?

 

[Susie David]

Hey...yellow fat is a good thing.
The yellow fat indicates a high level of Beta Carotene in the animal's diet...grass fed.
Slaughtered a nice open three year old Herf this past spring and she was some of the best eating that Ican remember.
Just my two bits wowrth....asked for or not, DMc