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Kill Out %

  • 24-06-2017 03:05PM
    #1
    kk.man
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    Folks I weighted my heaviest lamb today. He is 42kgs a Suffolk cross. I am thinking of killing him for 2 reasons one that price might drop and secondly he is getting frisky with a couple of ewes. What dead weight would he come into?


Comments

  • #2
    razor8
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    Without seeing or handling him Anything from 17kg to 21kg


  • #3
    davidk1394
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    I'd say about 49% kill out. Sent a few of ours off. The blue texel had a live weight of 38 kgs and killed out at 51%


  • #4
    orm0nd
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    a ram lamb getting frisky, goolies could weight up to 2 kgs

    weighted full or empty gut, ?

    I'd say 19.5 max.


  • #5
    kk.man
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    Forgot to add no meal given to him...straight from field. Thanks to all.


  • #6
    rangler1
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    Got 117 this week, they killed out 49.6% on full weight, better than I expected so half were over weight but still got 5.50 for every kg
    Average liveweight 43kg


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  • #7
    sea12
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    Got 117 this week, they killed out 49.6% on full weight, better than I expected so half were over weight but still got 5.50 for every kg
    Average liveweight 43kg

    Good money anytime but especially for 1st July


  • #8
    razor8
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    I can never average more than 48%

    Do you weigh in morning or evening?


  • #9
    rangler1
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    razor8 wrote: »
    I can never average more than 48%

    Do you weigh in morning or evening?

    morning this time, mostly morning
    1st july last year KO was 46%


  • #10
    razor8
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    Usually weigh in evening, can make a big difference


  • #11
    Hard Knocks
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    razor8 wrote: »
    Usually weigh in evening, can make a big difference
    Lambs can lose allot of weight overnight


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