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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1396981" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>Agree that it is unusual that the heifer was that much heavier. I always figure a 50% hanging weight on my grass fed/finished jerseys, as minimum. Have had as high as 72% and I had the weight tickets to prove it, but most are in the 55% range. Jerseys don't have the bone density of the beef breeds so usually are a little higher in the dressed weight percentage for us. But I don't think that an animal is grass finished until it is pushing the 26 month mark. They need to mature a little and marble more with age, and I just don't see it in the jerseys that are done too soon. Can't help you much since we do few beef animals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1396981, member: 25884"] Agree that it is unusual that the heifer was that much heavier. I always figure a 50% hanging weight on my grass fed/finished jerseys, as minimum. Have had as high as 72% and I had the weight tickets to prove it, but most are in the 55% range. Jerseys don't have the bone density of the beef breeds so usually are a little higher in the dressed weight percentage for us. But I don't think that an animal is grass finished until it is pushing the 26 month mark. They need to mature a little and marble more with age, and I just don't see it in the jerseys that are done too soon. Can't help you much since we do few beef animals. [/QUOTE]
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