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WarriorPatriot

WarriorPatriot

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Sorry I haven’t been on much, been busy with school and all and occasionally stopped in to read posts but I have a couple pics. This is our older steer Chocolate Chip at school who lucky for him got his life extended for another month, but Oct. 15 he will be served at the school BBQ. He is a Holstein as you can see, I think he is a great looking boy I bet he could place ok in his class if he were shown earlier. He's two years old and will make some good beef by the looks of him I've heard. What does everyone think?? :?:
Got quite a few flys on him and needs a bath, it was early in the morning when they were coming out (before he had his fly spray on)
I will have pictures very soon of our 12 head or more calves we are getting in the next week also. :D

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Well he's holstein. :lol:

If he's two years old he must be bigger than he looks and the photos must not be doing him justice. If I were looking at a holstein heifer, I'd expect her to be about 1400lbs by calving at 2 years and he looks 200lbs lighter. And he's a steer so he should put on weight quicker than a bred heifer.

What kind of finishing ration is he on?
 
I think your 1200 pound estimate is probably a little too heavy and you are right he SHOULD weigh 1500 lbs. I don't want to be critical of the WarriorPatriot's 4H; but in a previous post they have posted calf weights which were obviously too lite and this steer would be heavier and better finished if I had weaned him on to a fescue pasture and never looked at him again. I think they simply need to almost double the ration they are feeding everything.
 
Brandomn2 is quite right. He needs more than 30 days to finish. He shows no fat in the brisket, flank, tail head, or ribs. To me I would have expected him to look like that 1 year ago. Not trying to be too critical, but you have to put a value on your time - lenth of time spent feeding out a project.
Steers fed properly should be finished, ready to eat at 12-16 months of age and weigh 1200# (depending on breed). When you feed small amounts of grain, I believe it actually costs you more in the long run than if you push them & get it done.
 
i see nothing with that steer.he is a holstein yes.an they dont finish out like other steers.i would say that you need to pour the feed to him like 25lbs feed a day.an all the hay you can get him to eat.scott
 
I actually think he is pasture fed, the teachers take care of him not us. He's not used for our school cattle project, he aint nothing too special for food being, I'm not eating him I personally think he wont be that good as everyone says.
As milkmaid said, the camera doesnt do him justice, he is a really big boy. I'm going to ask tomorrow what he weighs, he may get grain occasionally but I dont think everyday.
 

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