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killout percentage on limousine cattle

  • 28-06-2015 12:00PM
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    primary 2
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    hi all,i was just wondering what would the killout percentage be on R and U grade limousine cattle that would be well fed just say 13 pounds of a beef nut?never had limousines before


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    epfff
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    primary 2 wrote: »
    hi all,i was just wondering what would the killout percentage be on R and U grade limousine cattle that would be well fed just say 13 pounds of a beef nut?never had limousines before

    Age bullacks or heifers
    Hate to commit to answer we more familiar with bulls and o grades


    55% is always a good safe answer


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    primary 2
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    epfff wrote: »
    Age bullacks or heifers
    Hate to commit to answer we more familiar with bulls and o grades


    55% is always a good safe answer

    bullocks,i would be keeping them till around 35 months,i like size in cattle,

    i thought it would be better as i sold whiteheads last year and i weighed them indidivually and they killed out at just under 54 percent out of good british friesan cows


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    bogman_bass
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    primary 2 wrote: »
    bullocks,i would be keeping them till around 35 months,i like size in cattle,

    s

    You like size in your cattle but does your customer?


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    AP2014
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    bogman_bass wrote: »
    You like size in your cattle but does your customer?

    To be honest I doubt the customer gives a sh*te, as long as it's the right price. Size and age are only tools used by factories to cut price.


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    Farmer Pudsey
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    I use a non sciencetific method I consider that cattle O=3+ kill around 50%. After than I adjust up by 1%/partial grade so O+3+ kill around 51% and allow about 1% for ever two fat sub grades. That means that O=4= will kill about 51%.

    From this an R+3+ will kill 54% etc


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  • #7
    epfff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭epfff


    Farmer Pudsey wrote: »
    I use a non sciencetific method I consider that cattle O=3+ kill around 50%. After than I adjust up by 1%/partial grade so O+3+ kill around 51% and allow about 1% for ever two fat sub grades. That means that O=4= will kill about 51%.

    From this an R+3+ will kill 54% etc

    Would you factor in age?
    I find a 3yr old is a % higher than 2yr old too


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