If you had a prospect steer today that you were going to show it's final show the first week of March in your opinion what should he weigh today?
The reason I ask is we just checked in out prospect steers at our county fair tonight. The weights ranged from 600 lbs to 985 lbs with most being 800 to 850. Based on those weights most of those steers will weigh 1,400 to 1,500 pounds by March. In my opinion that is way too much for ideal carcass grading. A steer that big will have a hard time even grading select. If that is the case what are we teaching our kids about the beef industry?
It would appear we are saying raise you a big fat steer to show and it doesn't matter what he looks like when you take the hide off.
Would love to hear your opinions.
Yes my granddaughters steer weighed 600 lbs but that means he will weigh 1,200 to 1,250 when it's time to slaughter him in March and I know he will grade at least choice.
The reason I ask is we just checked in out prospect steers at our county fair tonight. The weights ranged from 600 lbs to 985 lbs with most being 800 to 850. Based on those weights most of those steers will weigh 1,400 to 1,500 pounds by March. In my opinion that is way too much for ideal carcass grading. A steer that big will have a hard time even grading select. If that is the case what are we teaching our kids about the beef industry?
It would appear we are saying raise you a big fat steer to show and it doesn't matter what he looks like when you take the hide off.
Would love to hear your opinions.
Yes my granddaughters steer weighed 600 lbs but that means he will weigh 1,200 to 1,250 when it's time to slaughter him in March and I know he will grade at least choice.