Well i dont know about over there, but over here we only get a few hundred from our steers. I have taken steers to the Sydney Royal Easter Show, the 6th biggest show of its kind in the world and biggest in Australia, and here even, the steers are only getting a few dollars per kilo.. when you have a 400kg live weight steer.. that isnt very much if you only get two dollars fifty per kilo, and in AU dollars thats even less... these days, in USA you can buy a horse very cheaply... cheaper everyday from wht i have heard.. these days riding steers are selling at 27thousand plus.. yes they arent very common, all the more reason to invest, because they are growing fast and fully trained animals are increasingly wanted from people too lazy to raise, train and break their own calves and steers. I hate beef slaughter, i have been doing it with school for years.. everytime, i have an excellently broken steer.. whom i love and have perfect and affectionate, and everytime this animal is taken away from me, to be made into beef.. i cant stand the thought of those precious, wonderful natured animals, who we put so much feed, time and effort into, going to be put on some fat mans plate.. i havent eaten a piece of beef, or a beef product since.. October 2004. When i lost my first steer.. a shorthorn. Now i have my Holstien baby, its easier to let them go, not much but at least i have something to come back to. Something i wont have to give up, and have slaughtered, something that is mine. Next week i will begin training up my next lot of steers.. Murray greys, (an aussie breed, not sure if you have them over there) they will be slaughtered in October this year at the nationals. These steers are even more unfortunate then those i lost short months ago in March at the sydney royal show, for these animals will not even have an auction, but will be sold on the grid price, so crap steers meat will be sold for same amount as a fine steers meat. I just hope more people could see wht fine animalsm they are, and be satisfied with milk production, rather then slaughtering them, or at least save one animal for your selves.. just to give it a go, heck if it dont work out, then slaughter it and get another right..? How people can put steers up for slaughter like that.. i dont understand.. if they were shown as steers and could survive past one show then maybe that is fair enough but here, the only show they ever go to as a steer, will be there last...
Lauren