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<blockquote data-quote="UG" data-source="post: 1098081" data-attributes="member: 714"><p>Like what some of the others have stated, I too lean toward a 1300 pound cow for my ideal weight.</p><p></p><p>Some seedstock producers have promoted that smaller cows are more efficient. However, J.D. Radakovich and Ms. Johnson, from the Texas A&M King Ranch Institute presented their research at BIF a few years ago. Their research showed that there are efficient and inefficient cows of all sizes, and that we can't assume that a small cow is efficient and that a big cow is inefficient.</p><p></p><p>I find it interesting that most seedstock producers who promote their "low input/smaller cow" breeding philosophies rarely provide actual feedlot and carcass data on their cattle. They are focused on what they perceive as maternal efficiency and calving ease, and seem to ignore what others down the beef supply chain want. However, it is difficult to stay in business for long if you don't make what the consumer (in this case feedlot and packer) wants.</p><p></p><p>The head of purchasing and risk management for one of the largest cattle feeding operations in the country has told me that they will not bid on cattle if they know that they are out of bulls from these "low input/smaller cattle" seedstock programs. The smaller cattle tend to finish too quickly, have too much fat and too small of a carcass (it costs nearly as much to process a 600 pound carcass as a 900 pound carcass so the cost per pound of processing is much higher for the smaller carcass).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UG, post: 1098081, member: 714"] Like what some of the others have stated, I too lean toward a 1300 pound cow for my ideal weight. Some seedstock producers have promoted that smaller cows are more efficient. However, J.D. Radakovich and Ms. Johnson, from the Texas A&M King Ranch Institute presented their research at BIF a few years ago. Their research showed that there are efficient and inefficient cows of all sizes, and that we can't assume that a small cow is efficient and that a big cow is inefficient. I find it interesting that most seedstock producers who promote their "low input/smaller cow" breeding philosophies rarely provide actual feedlot and carcass data on their cattle. They are focused on what they perceive as maternal efficiency and calving ease, and seem to ignore what others down the beef supply chain want. However, it is difficult to stay in business for long if you don't make what the consumer (in this case feedlot and packer) wants. The head of purchasing and risk management for one of the largest cattle feeding operations in the country has told me that they will not bid on cattle if they know that they are out of bulls from these "low input/smaller cattle" seedstock programs. The smaller cattle tend to finish too quickly, have too much fat and too small of a carcass (it costs nearly as much to process a 600 pound carcass as a 900 pound carcass so the cost per pound of processing is much higher for the smaller carcass). [/QUOTE]
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