They’re finished

[Ky hills]

Have had them on feed since March, building up to full feed, and as much as they would eat from July till now.
The steers were purchased. At the time the Hereford was a bull and weighed 550 and the black and white steer weighed 625.
The BWF heifer is a 30 month old home raised heifer that never did get bred.

 

[farmerjan]

Will you weigh them live then get hanging weights?

 

[Ky hills]

Will you weigh them live then get hanging weights?

Just hanging weight

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Yup. They look DONE. Nice job.

 

[Warren Allison]

@Ky hills . You feed them out very well. Now, do you sell beef, or will you eat all 3 yourself?

 

[Ky hills]

@Ky hills . You feed them out very well. Now, do you sell beef, or will you eat all 3 yourself?

Thanks. We have a part for ourselves and have friends that go in on them too.

 

[Warren Allison]

Thanks. We have a part for ourselves and have friends that go in on them too.

Well, if you did sell to the public, I bet you'd have a list of regulars every year. What do you feed then out with?

 

[Ky hills]

Well, if you did sell to the public, I bet you'd have a list of regulars every year. What do you feed then out with?

I start them out on a 3 way mix of Cracked corn, soy hulls, and corn gluten, then as time progresses I start mixing it with shelled corn, and the last 3 months or so mostly shelled corn with just enough of the other mix for them to eat it good.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Good and fat!

 

[Ky hills]

Update on hanging weight:
Hereford steer 700#
Black and white steer 720#
Black white faced heifer 870#

 

[Travlr]

Update on hanging weight:
Hereford steer 700#
Black and white steer 720#
Black white faced heifer 870#

I'd like to see a ribeye, side by side comparison. I've got my guesses on which will marble the best...

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

I vote the heifer will marble the best.

 

[Ky hills]

@Travlr I'd like to see that comparison too.
@Jeanne - Simme Valley I'm guessing you're right on the heifer marbling the best. She was definitely carrying more finish.
Our's seem to marble well, and the other two are purchased calves so not sure of exact genetics of the two steers.
I'm thinking that the Hereford steer should marble good as in the past all of our Hereford steers have done well.

 

[Ky hills]

Picked up our meat yesterday. Processor was highly complementary of them.
Here is a picture of a rump roast and a couple chuck roasts from the 30 month old heifer.

 

[Ky hills]

@Travlr couldn't get a side by side comparison but are some steaks from the Hereford steer.
First is a t bone
The rest are ribeye

 

[Travlr]

@Travlr couldn't get a side by side comparison but are some steaks from the Hereford steer.
First is a t bone
The rest are ribeye
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Nice... When's dinner and what should I bring?

 

[Ky hills]

Nice... When's dinner and what should I bring?

That beef went a friend, but if you're in the neighborhood sometime we'll probably have some kind of beef

 

[Ouachita]

Nice... When's dinner and what should I bring?

We eat early; usually 4:30pm. A bottle of this and we'll put you up and feed you for a week (or until the bottle is empty )

https://www.theglenlivet.com/en-us/whisky/18-year-old-single-malt-scotch/