Hope you all have a Happy New Year! Question: Our 7 mo olds have been off mama & eating calf grower for 30 days, so before we sell them I would liketo know their approx. wieght.Hence the weight tape . One side says "for estimating Beef cattle" with the scale for Thin, Meduim, Fat, Ex. Fat.
Other side says "this side for Fed cattle" Meduim, Good, Choise, Fancy. Hmmmm. There can be quite a bit of difference depending on how one reads. Which side do my calves fit into? ( They certainly aren't thin- Ha! This much I can see) For instance one steer with a heart girth of 60" might weigh 642 lb using the Fed Cattle Medium scale, or 587 lb using the Beef Cattle Fat scale. That's 55 lb @either, say, $1.25 or maybe $1.03,depending on condition.I have questions about what's choice, fancy, etc.but I'll save that for later, and Ladies and Gentlemen, we really appreciate your replies!!!
Other side says "this side for Fed cattle" Meduim, Good, Choise, Fancy. Hmmmm. There can be quite a bit of difference depending on how one reads. Which side do my calves fit into? ( They certainly aren't thin- Ha! This much I can see) For instance one steer with a heart girth of 60" might weigh 642 lb using the Fed Cattle Medium scale, or 587 lb using the Beef Cattle Fat scale. That's 55 lb @either, say, $1.25 or maybe $1.03,depending on condition.I have questions about what's choice, fancy, etc.but I'll save that for later, and Ladies and Gentlemen, we really appreciate your replies!!!
