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Cattle kill out weight

  • 08-04-2016 7:36pm
    #1
    gerryirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 577 ✭✭✭


    just wondering what is the % of cattle kill out weight from live weight. What would a well fed 700kg bullock weigh dead weight


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  • #2
    White Clover
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    gerryirl wrote: »
    just wondering what is the % of cattle kill out weight from live weight. What would a well fed 700kg bullock weigh dead weight


    It would depend on the breed and to the level of finish. A well finished continental could kill out in the high 50's while a Friesian would usually be around the 50 mark.


  • #3
    gerryirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 577 ✭✭✭gerryirl


    thanks for the reply .. these are charolais. some are u grade for sure. There just gone 2 year old. I weighted them today averaged 700 kgs. thinking about letting them off soon


  • #4
    patsy_mccabe
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    Take photos and record live and dead weights, gut fill etc. Good reference for the future.


  • #5
    adne
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    Killed a few ch and lms this week, nicely done with meal, kill out of 54 to 58%


  • #6
    stantheman1979
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 435 ✭✭stantheman1979


    A neighbour had 16month old bulls outta mainly Lim cows by a son of rocky(Lim) They killed out 64%!!


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  • #7
    gerryirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 577 ✭✭✭gerryirl


    ah ya you'd expect bulls to be alot higher alright. I bought a scales lately so this will be a learning curve as I never knew the live weight of what I was killing. The margins are so small today you need to be knowing what your at and not guessing. The scales I think will prove to be an invaluable buy


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