Don't get too down in the mouth. You live and you learn. I think, from what I've read, that you won't dislike the steaks. You'll get it figured out. If there was a guaranteed guide for everyone's programs, we'd all be millionaires and it wouldn't be no fun neither. All the best.
I'm interested in how the meat was marbled. Maybe English Wagyu? Please post some pics as a reply so I don't miss them.
So true!!!
I will! We bring it home next weekend. Hanging for 10 days.
That's a very large hanging weight! My goodness. Yes. Please put a pic or 6 up. Very interested!
A 1314 hanging weight would be more like 2100lb live weight. And that's at 62% which is a super good cut out.
I'd also like to know how thick the fat cover was on the animal. How many pounds of fat will be trimmed from that 1,314 pound carcass?
Right! The AI tech said she had a lot of internal fat. The butcher concurred -- lots of fat cover. That's why we are not selling it as quarters, it wouldn't be fair. I'll ask at pickup if they remember roughly how much fat got trimmed off.
Or hoof trimmer guy estimated 2,000 lbs. last time he was out. I was being conservative but I think you're right.
OK, so we weighed the finished meat: Steaks, stew meat, a few soup bones (239 lb) and a lot of burger (436 lb). Total 675 lb, which is 51% return on hanging weight. I'm sure a LOT of fat had to be trimmed out, because T&R always gets the most out of every animal we bring in.
Looks like she's already in the freezerWe've been almost entirely 100 percent A.I. for the last 20 yrs. Folks are quick to slaughter a good cow bc they didn't take with. A.I. HUGE mistake!!! Is the semen viable or dead? What is the skill level of the inseminator? was she in Standing Heat or a stab in the dark, timed breeding? Has she been vet examined as she may have a simple to fix cyst. Then some cows no matter how good & healthy they may be just are not A.I. candidates! I would have a vet check her then turn her out with a healthy bull and expect a calf in 9 months! You will be glad you didn't mislabel her as a cull when she wasn't.
There were several concurrent issues, not just the failed AI re-breeding over two years -- each time in good, observable, standing heat, using different bulls but same AI tech. We wouldn't have access to a bull for another 6 months. Vet examined here and did not find a cyst. He could not lift her uterus however, which was unusual. Fatness?We've been almost entirely 100 percent A.I. for the last 20 yrs. Folks are quick to slaughter a good cow bc they didn't take with. A.I. HUGE mistake!!! Is the semen viable or dead? What is the skill level of the inseminator? was she in Standing Heat or a stab in the dark, timed breeding? Has she been vet examined as she may have a simple to fix cyst. Then some cows no matter how good & healthy they may be just are not A.I. candidates! I would have a vet check her then turn her out with a healthy bull and expect a calf in 9 months! You will be glad you didn't mislabel her as a cull when she wasn't.
Possibly over conditioned. However, since you are addressing each of the concurrent issues and before you invest in more A.I. expenses, it might be best to put her with a bull. Hope it works out well for you!
The cow in question is dead.Possibly over conditioned. However, since you are addressing each of the concurrent issues and before you invest in more A.I. expenses, it might be best to put her with a bull. Hope it works out well for you!
I wouldn't be to cut up about it, they all end up that way eventually and most of them get there before their natural lifespan is up.
