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How do you tell when a steer is finished ?
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<blockquote data-quote="ROB" data-source="post: 303372" data-attributes="member: 3467"><p>depending on the breed you can usually tell if a steer is finished by looking at the brisket. should be full or heavy looking. a sure fire way is to see a fat pocket develop at the tail head section of the calf. the topline of the calf should be flat with a dimple appearing at the middle of the backline. sides of the calf along the ribs and rear quarters should be dimpled. at the moment i have two steers and a heifer that weigh about 1000 lbs. and are eating 20#/day. they are pretty much on full feed. they're getting corn, ddg's and soyhulls at about a 10.5% protien level, plus all the hay they care to eat. the heifer should finish out between 1150 and 1200 lsb. , steers should finish out between 1300 and 1350 lbs. i say that from past experience with my own animals, knowing there genetics, frame size and feed schedule. yours will probable be different. imo there's nothing magic about 1200 lbs.</p><p></p><p>ROB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ROB, post: 303372, member: 3467"] depending on the breed you can usually tell if a steer is finished by looking at the brisket. should be full or heavy looking. a sure fire way is to see a fat pocket develop at the tail head section of the calf. the topline of the calf should be flat with a dimple appearing at the middle of the backline. sides of the calf along the ribs and rear quarters should be dimpled. at the moment i have two steers and a heifer that weigh about 1000 lbs. and are eating 20#/day. they are pretty much on full feed. they're getting corn, ddg's and soyhulls at about a 10.5% protien level, plus all the hay they care to eat. the heifer should finish out between 1150 and 1200 lsb. , steers should finish out between 1300 and 1350 lbs. i say that from past experience with my own animals, knowing there genetics, frame size and feed schedule. yours will probable be different. imo there's nothing magic about 1200 lbs. ROB [/QUOTE]
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