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<blockquote data-quote="bigbull338" data-source="post: 877106" data-attributes="member: 1697"><p>you boys are hung up on this breed or cross grades better than another breed or cross of cattle an thats wrong.there are a few things that affect how cattle grade on the rail.1.is their genetics.2.is their temperment.a wild hammerhead calf will be a dark cutter.so the meat will look bad,an not grade very high.3.is the way they are handled in the feedlot.4.is the feed mix that they are fed.you have several breeds an composits of cattle in the feedlot.so to get good gains that means you really need to feed more than 1 blanket TMR.as that dont also work.5.is the days on feed.all weights an breeds of cattle will not finish in the same feeding window.you may have cattle that 900lbs going on feed.lets say they gain 3lbs a day,so thats 60 to days on feed insted of feeding 120 days on feed or more.this way is alot of work because you have set finish weights.so that means you have to weigh pens of cattle weekly to pull the fuinished cattle out an ship them.i doubt alot of feedlots operate in this way though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigbull338, post: 877106, member: 1697"] you boys are hung up on this breed or cross grades better than another breed or cross of cattle an thats wrong.there are a few things that affect how cattle grade on the rail.1.is their genetics.2.is their temperment.a wild hammerhead calf will be a dark cutter.so the meat will look bad,an not grade very high.3.is the way they are handled in the feedlot.4.is the feed mix that they are fed.you have several breeds an composits of cattle in the feedlot.so to get good gains that means you really need to feed more than 1 blanket TMR.as that dont also work.5.is the days on feed.all weights an breeds of cattle will not finish in the same feeding window.you may have cattle that 900lbs going on feed.lets say they gain 3lbs a day,so thats 60 to days on feed insted of feeding 120 days on feed or more.this way is alot of work because you have set finish weights.so that means you have to weigh pens of cattle weekly to pull the fuinished cattle out an ship them.i doubt alot of feedlots operate in this way though. [/QUOTE]
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