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<blockquote data-quote="BRG" data-source="post: 246998" data-attributes="member: 2397"><p>One of my theories is regarding to why the yield grades are rising:</p><p></p><p>In the Red Angus breed, don't know about the black angus, but I am sure it is the same. Red Angus has been chasing a few bulls and 1 in particular. This bull is what I consider a small framed animal. I know that when you use small frames you are making weaning and kill weights smaller. Years ago light weights at weaning went into a background lot or onto grass. Now most of these 5 weight calves are going right into a lot and before long they are on a very hot ration. These cattle don't have time to put the frame on before they get fat or pudgy, and so the average feeder feeds them just like they feed eveything else, and in turn the cattle get finished sooner. This can be a good thing, but in most cases these cattle get fed longer than they should be and then the yield grades rise and we now have a higher % or yield grade 4's and 5's. </p><p></p><p>In the 90's the carcasses seemed to be a little better than today. I feel that was due to using either bigger framed straight Angus (not huge) or when they cross bred cattle They were 1/2 continental and 1/2 english. I have always thought the F1 cross is the best. Now it seems the colleges, magazines, and associations are pushing for smaller frames and 3 or 4 way crosses. While the packers are wanting bigger ones. The feeders know how to feed cattle but when all different shapes and sizes come into their lot and they are feeding 30,000 + head each day, they do not have time or can't afford to re-teach everyone, so most of the cattle are all fed the same and this is where the problems come from.</p><p></p><p>A typical straight bred steer should kill at or near his dams mature weight if it was never background fed. Lots of cows way 1100 to 1300lbs, but the feeder wants to kill at 1300+ because they sell pounds. We as ranchers and feeders need to meet in the middle somwhere to try to fix the rising yield grades.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BRG, post: 246998, member: 2397"] One of my theories is regarding to why the yield grades are rising: In the Red Angus breed, don't know about the black angus, but I am sure it is the same. Red Angus has been chasing a few bulls and 1 in particular. This bull is what I consider a small framed animal. I know that when you use small frames you are making weaning and kill weights smaller. Years ago light weights at weaning went into a background lot or onto grass. Now most of these 5 weight calves are going right into a lot and before long they are on a very hot ration. These cattle don't have time to put the frame on before they get fat or pudgy, and so the average feeder feeds them just like they feed eveything else, and in turn the cattle get finished sooner. This can be a good thing, but in most cases these cattle get fed longer than they should be and then the yield grades rise and we now have a higher % or yield grade 4's and 5's. In the 90's the carcasses seemed to be a little better than today. I feel that was due to using either bigger framed straight Angus (not huge) or when they cross bred cattle They were 1/2 continental and 1/2 english. I have always thought the F1 cross is the best. Now it seems the colleges, magazines, and associations are pushing for smaller frames and 3 or 4 way crosses. While the packers are wanting bigger ones. The feeders know how to feed cattle but when all different shapes and sizes come into their lot and they are feeding 30,000 + head each day, they do not have time or can't afford to re-teach everyone, so most of the cattle are all fed the same and this is where the problems come from. A typical straight bred steer should kill at or near his dams mature weight if it was never background fed. Lots of cows way 1100 to 1300lbs, but the feeder wants to kill at 1300+ because they sell pounds. We as ranchers and feeders need to meet in the middle somwhere to try to fix the rising yield grades. [/QUOTE]
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