Posted by RodInNS on January 01, 2010 at 19:56:40 from (216.118.158.123):
In Reply to: Freezer Beef posted by pburchett on January 01, 2010 at 18:52:17:
Without knowing the live weight you'd really only be guessing... Pasture is also a big word when you're talking about finishing beef. There's a lot of variation there that can have large affects on gain. I would surmise that with Angus animals, on pasture, at 17 months... you probably got a decent carcass weight. They probably wouldn't hang at 62% either. That's the high end. 58% might be more average, or the lower side of average. I'm not really sure on the trim weight. Depends on how much you bone out I guess. Could be right on. Might be lowish tho... Not much you can do about it now anyway so file it in the memory bank and get your live weights next time.
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