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<blockquote data-quote="dcara" data-source="post: 423019" data-attributes="member: 473"><p>I've been selling grain fed RA calves for years and have a good customer base that has certain expectations of my product. Last year, I fed out a RA 3 yr old bull (steered at 30 months for feed out and taken at 36 months after 4 months on feed). The beef went to certain knowing customers whose opinions I respect. They pretty much all said it was just as tender as the calves they were used to, and was not overly marbled. This year I have an 8 year old RA cow from the same line as last years steered bull, that has slipped to an 18 month cycle for the 2nd year in a row. I'm thinking about feeding her out instead of taking her to the salebarn. What are your experiences with beef quality from 8 year old Angus cows (or other) fed out for beef?</p><p></p><p>As with last years steered bull she will be placed in a 50x50 pen with shaded area cleaned each week while on feed and hay for 4 months. Shes currently about 1350lbs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dcara, post: 423019, member: 473"] I've been selling grain fed RA calves for years and have a good customer base that has certain expectations of my product. Last year, I fed out a RA 3 yr old bull (steered at 30 months for feed out and taken at 36 months after 4 months on feed). The beef went to certain knowing customers whose opinions I respect. They pretty much all said it was just as tender as the calves they were used to, and was not overly marbled. This year I have an 8 year old RA cow from the same line as last years steered bull, that has slipped to an 18 month cycle for the 2nd year in a row. I'm thinking about feeding her out instead of taking her to the salebarn. What are your experiences with beef quality from 8 year old Angus cows (or other) fed out for beef? As with last years steered bull she will be placed in a 50x50 pen with shaded area cleaned each week while on feed and hay for 4 months. Shes currently about 1350lbs [/QUOTE]
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