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<blockquote data-quote="LFF" data-source="post: 877048" data-attributes="member: 1147"><p>I am a seedstock producer that focuses on carcass quality. </p><p></p><p>Some of the things other producers say against breeders striving for quality are:</p><p></p><p>1) Pounds pay , carcass quality does not bring them extra dollars. </p><p>My reply) They are right unless you have a market to sell quality beef. Sale barns are not the place to sell added value quality.</p><p></p><p>2) Maternial qualities are more important. </p><p>My reply) Maternial quality are highly important, however I believe that you can have both.</p><p></p><p>3) Cattle must have looks and show well to attract buyers. </p><p>My reply) Looks are nice and if you are selling show calves it pays more, however very few calves are sold for showing. Cattle are for producing food and feeding people. I am keep the best quality and looking calves that I produce and can buy. I determine their beef quality by ultrasound testing at one year of age. I feed the calves to average less than .25 inches of back fat, so they do not have inflated marbling scores.</p><p></p><p>Currently you are fine producing feeders for pounds and not worrying about quality. Buyers at sale barns have a good ideal which calves are likely to produce better quality and they make a calculated bid price for them. If you have a buyer that knows your cattle grade above average , he will pay extra.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LFF, post: 877048, member: 1147"] I am a seedstock producer that focuses on carcass quality. Some of the things other producers say against breeders striving for quality are: 1) Pounds pay , carcass quality does not bring them extra dollars. My reply) They are right unless you have a market to sell quality beef. Sale barns are not the place to sell added value quality. 2) Maternial qualities are more important. My reply) Maternial quality are highly important, however I believe that you can have both. 3) Cattle must have looks and show well to attract buyers. My reply) Looks are nice and if you are selling show calves it pays more, however very few calves are sold for showing. Cattle are for producing food and feeding people. I am keep the best quality and looking calves that I produce and can buy. I determine their beef quality by ultrasound testing at one year of age. I feed the calves to average less than .25 inches of back fat, so they do not have inflated marbling scores. Currently you are fine producing feeders for pounds and not worrying about quality. Buyers at sale barns have a good ideal which calves are likely to produce better quality and they make a calculated bid price for them. If you have a buyer that knows your cattle grade above average , he will pay extra. [/QUOTE]
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