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<blockquote data-quote="Jalopy" data-source="post: 630618" data-attributes="member: 7856"><p>We don't sell by the head either. The point I got from the article is that large framed heavy cattle take more grain to get a good finished product as opposed to a more moderate framed animal that would finish at the same grade around an estimated 1000 pounds as opposed to 1200-1300#. If that is the case then with the higher grain prices we are pushing our industry into a hole by continuing with the large cattle. I am not a total proponent of grass finished beef but if we can finish a moderate framed beef animal on fewer pounds of grain then the net money would be higher per animal. I realize that different portions of the industry and the world are dictated by environment as to what they produce, it's just a thought to consider for the entire industry. Thanks for commenting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jalopy, post: 630618, member: 7856"] We don't sell by the head either. The point I got from the article is that large framed heavy cattle take more grain to get a good finished product as opposed to a more moderate framed animal that would finish at the same grade around an estimated 1000 pounds as opposed to 1200-1300#. If that is the case then with the higher grain prices we are pushing our industry into a hole by continuing with the large cattle. I am not a total proponent of grass finished beef but if we can finish a moderate framed beef animal on fewer pounds of grain then the net money would be higher per animal. I realize that different portions of the industry and the world are dictated by environment as to what they produce, it's just a thought to consider for the entire industry. Thanks for commenting. [/QUOTE]
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