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<blockquote data-quote="BRG" data-source="post: 239666" data-attributes="member: 2397"><p>One of my theories is this, at least in the Red Angus, don't know about the black angus. Red Angus has been chasing a few bulls and 1 in particular is a small framed animal. I know that when you use small frames you are making weaning and kill weights smaller. Years ago light weights at weaning went into a background lot or onto grass. Now these 5 weight calves are going right into a lot and before long they are on a very hot ration. These cattle don't have time to put the frame on before they get fat and so the average feeder feeds them just like they feed eveything else and in turn the cattle get finished sooner. This can be a good thing, but in most cases the yield grades rise and now we have a higher % or yield grade 4's and 5's. This may not lower the % of choice but it will give you discounts for high yield grades.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BRG, post: 239666, member: 2397"] One of my theories is this, at least in the Red Angus, don't know about the black angus. Red Angus has been chasing a few bulls and 1 in particular is a small framed animal. I know that when you use small frames you are making weaning and kill weights smaller. Years ago light weights at weaning went into a background lot or onto grass. Now these 5 weight calves are going right into a lot and before long they are on a very hot ration. These cattle don't have time to put the frame on before they get fat and so the average feeder feeds them just like they feed eveything else and in turn the cattle get finished sooner. This can be a good thing, but in most cases the yield grades rise and now we have a higher % or yield grade 4's and 5's. This may not lower the % of choice but it will give you discounts for high yield grades. [/QUOTE]
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