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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 803044" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Exactly!</p><p>Allischalmers - There are many different "quality" & sizes of Angus. Yours may have the frame to go to 1300-1400# - but, on average, I think you would be looking at 1250# as a "normal" finish weight for a british steer (Angus). Feedlot cattle are fed out to a "finished" weight, then marketed. For you, determining WHEN these calves are actually "finished" might be a challenge. But, if you contact your local Cooperative Extension, they should be able to help you out. Or any neighbor that runs beef cattle.</p><p>I sell the majority of my steers in the fall as feeders, but we retain ownership of a few that we place on a feedlot. Last year, they were late Feb & March Simmental steers. They were harvested on Mar 16, 2010 - April 20, & May 8 (feedlot shipped out several different groups as they were ready). Hot carcass weights ranged from 730 to 833# and got $1.55 to $1.66 (the average finished live weight for all the steers on this feedlot was 1176# with a HCW average of 731# and an avg price of $1.57</p><p>Paying someone else to feed them out, I netted $850.50/hd</p><p>Now, if you sold some of these freezer trade to individuals (1/2 carcass), you would net profit a lot more. If you finish them out and put one in your own freezer, will be a profit right there alone.</p><p>Are you going to keep the farm? Are there cows on the farm or just these feeders?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 803044, member: 968"] Exactly! Allischalmers - There are many different "quality" & sizes of Angus. Yours may have the frame to go to 1300-1400# - but, on average, I think you would be looking at 1250# as a "normal" finish weight for a british steer (Angus). Feedlot cattle are fed out to a "finished" weight, then marketed. For you, determining WHEN these calves are actually "finished" might be a challenge. But, if you contact your local Cooperative Extension, they should be able to help you out. Or any neighbor that runs beef cattle. I sell the majority of my steers in the fall as feeders, but we retain ownership of a few that we place on a feedlot. Last year, they were late Feb & March Simmental steers. They were harvested on Mar 16, 2010 - April 20, & May 8 (feedlot shipped out several different groups as they were ready). Hot carcass weights ranged from 730 to 833# and got $1.55 to $1.66 (the average finished live weight for all the steers on this feedlot was 1176# with a HCW average of 731# and an avg price of $1.57 Paying someone else to feed them out, I netted $850.50/hd Now, if you sold some of these freezer trade to individuals (1/2 carcass), you would net profit a lot more. If you finish them out and put one in your own freezer, will be a profit right there alone. Are you going to keep the farm? Are there cows on the farm or just these feeders? [/QUOTE]
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