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Oct 17, 2019 18:55:47 GMT -6
Post by hughespieds on Oct 17, 2019 18:55:47 GMT -6
What would you do with a year and a half old bull calf that got to 550 and stopped growing? I've been waiting on him to take off and it looks like he's a lead balloon. If he was commercial he would be gone by now. I've been hoping he'd get to the size where he'd make a decent steak.
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Oct 17, 2019 19:01:06 GMT -6
Post by simangking on Oct 17, 2019 19:01:06 GMT -6
Must be chronic, or a midget if he's only 550 at 1-1/2yo?
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Post by randy on Oct 20, 2019 6:04:53 GMT -6
Cut your feed bill.
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Oct 20, 2019 7:06:20 GMT -6
Post by dave on Oct 20, 2019 7:06:20 GMT -6
Cut the losses and put him on a truck.
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Oct 20, 2019 7:45:01 GMT -6
Post by hughespieds on Oct 20, 2019 7:45:01 GMT -6
That's what I figured. Thx.
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Post by farmerjan on Oct 20, 2019 13:11:45 GMT -6
Eat him. Not too old to be rank, on feed all this time ought to be nice and tender.
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Oct 21, 2019 8:47:05 GMT -6
Post by hughespieds on Oct 21, 2019 8:47:05 GMT -6
Eat him. Not too old to be rank, on feed all this time ought to be nice and tender. That advice surprises me since I figured he would be to small to mess with. I've never talked to anyone that's butchered one that small.
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Post by Jake on Oct 21, 2019 19:57:55 GMT -6
Eat him. Not too old to be rank, on feed all this time ought to be nice and tender. That advice surprises me since I figured he would be to small to mess with. I've never talked to anyone that's butchered one that small. We’ve never butchered a good calf in my entire life. Always screw up of some sort. Eat it a move on. Steaks will be small but they are still beef.
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Oct 21, 2019 20:05:17 GMT -6
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Post by bulltrader on Oct 21, 2019 20:05:17 GMT -6
That advice surprises me since I figured he would be to small to mess with. I've never talked to anyone that's butchered one that small. We’ve never butchered a good calf in my entire life. Always screw up of some sort. Eat it a move on. Steaks will be small but they are still beef. My beef is usually not the high selling type. Many times it's a fat jersey steer. Hard to beat the price or the meat.
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Oct 22, 2019 19:58:46 GMT -6
Post by farmerjan on Oct 22, 2019 19:58:46 GMT -6
I usually eat a jersey or jersey x. But a 5-550 lb beef calf will yield what, about 150 lbs meat plus all the soup/dog bones.
I mean, people kill sheep and goats at 100 lbs right?
If it is a bull calf, he would be worth $1.10 to 1.20 lb here; long tailed would hurt, looking bullish will hurt more. Don't know what he looks like, just saying. Value of say $650 on the hoof..... kill cost about $150 to $200 max, so the meat will be worth $5.00-6.00 lb in your freezer? These are real guestimates but you get an idea.
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Post by bulltrader on Oct 22, 2019 20:08:53 GMT -6
Long tail is easily trimmed. Helps the sale. Do t ask how I know that. Lol
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Oct 23, 2019 10:29:40 GMT -6
Post by chuckie on Oct 23, 2019 10:29:40 GMT -6
Jersey and Jersey crosses have the best tasting beef!!
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Oct 23, 2019 10:33:10 GMT -6
Post by chuckie on Oct 23, 2019 10:33:10 GMT -6
Long tail is easily trimmed. Helps the sale. Do t ask how I know that. Lol Bulltrader, explain to me about trimming the tail changes the sale price. I know that the cattle I buy at feedstock sales have their tails trimmed. Do you think this makes the people feel they are getting a full blooded animal? A lot of the cattle that I purchase have shorter tails. The switch does not go to the ground and stops at the hocks. I have a couple of older cows that grow a tail down to their hocks.
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Oct 23, 2019 12:59:59 GMT -6
Post by hughespieds on Oct 23, 2019 12:59:59 GMT -6
Pretty sure I got my answer a little earlier today when I went to the local processor and bought a few steaks. They won't have another beef kill date until January 20 as they are shutting down to deer only. Now I'm wondering if I open my mouth that he's a dink or will they look at his balls and know he is?
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Post by bulltrader on Oct 23, 2019 15:29:18 GMT -6
Long tail is easily trimmed. Helps the sale. Do t ask how I know that. Lol Bulltrader, explain to me about trimming the tail changes the sale price. I know that the cattle I buy at feedstock sales have their tails trimmed. Do you think this makes the people feel they are getting a full blooded animal? A lot of the cattle that I purchase have shorter tails. The switch does not go to the ground and stops at the hocks. I have a couple of older cows that grow a tail down to their hocks. Chuckie, a long tail usually means an older calf that hasn't grown well. Trimming it makes it look better. Same with cutting the long hair in the ears and sometimes the hair on the top knot of the head. Or at least what an old trader has done for 30 years. Don't ask who the old trader is. Lol
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