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Post by Olga on Jun 8, 2014 18:44:49 GMT -5
Today we took Earnie to Garner's Abattoir in Van Buren, AR. They had a scale, so we know that Earnie's live weight after a 2-hour trip was 1,025 lbs. (at 6 y.o.) The meat will be USDA inspected and labeled for individual sale. Besides the meat, we will be having the whole skull done by the taxidermist on premises. I will post information as it comes in.
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Post by zephyrhillsusan on Jun 8, 2014 20:50:36 GMT -5
I'm really sorry you had to do that.
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Post by Olga on Jun 8, 2014 21:25:47 GMT -5
Me too. Earnie was a good bull in all respects except PHA.
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Post by lakeportfarms on Jun 9, 2014 13:04:56 GMT -5
I thought Earnie was a really nice bull. Darn PHA...I'm sorry Olga.
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Post by ssrdex on Jun 10, 2014 13:46:41 GMT -5
Ernie was a great looking bull, really sorry you had to make this decision. For what it's worth, IMO it was the right one. I know you will replace him with a great bull.
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Post by Olga on Jun 10, 2014 14:46:57 GMT -5
Hanging weight was 718 lbs - that's 70% ! (Later it turned out to be a mistake, the correct hanging weight was different)
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Post by legendrockranch on Jun 10, 2014 18:22:33 GMT -5
That's incredible. I'm still racking my brain around a hanging weight of 718 lbs  What in heck did you feed that fellow. Barb |
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Post by Olga on Jun 10, 2014 19:53:24 GMT -5
One opinion is that the scales were wrong. The live scale was non-electronic, it had sliding weights and we watched the man adjust them till it balanced. Van Buren is over an hour away, so I am not sure about asking to reweigh the carcass - how would I ever know if they did? All I know is that Garner Abattoir is a well established trusted business. I will call the Halls in OK who use it extensively and find out if their live vs. hanging weights usually make sense.
Earnie was grass fed. Once this past winter there was a protein tub out for the herd, to supplement the hay.
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Post by legendrockranch on Jun 10, 2014 23:25:28 GMT -5
And here I was feeling pretty good about getting a hanging weight of 452 lb on our steer. Earnie makes my guy seem puny  We have a 8 year old cow going in soon, it will be interesting to see what her weight will be. Barb |
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Post by Olga on Jun 11, 2014 9:43:52 GMT -5
Absolutely! Very interesting! I have not seen many statistics on older animals.
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Post by lakeportfarms on Jun 11, 2014 9:50:26 GMT -5
Make sure you weigh your finished product. That should provide some answers.
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Post by Olga on Jun 11, 2014 10:29:39 GMT -5
I will call them again on Sunday - a quiet day when they are taking in animals - and will ask them to recheck the hanging weight. If it's the same, I will talk to the owner about it.
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Post by legendrockranch on Jun 11, 2014 12:43:27 GMT -5
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Post by zephyrhillsusan on Jun 11, 2014 12:57:22 GMT -5
I believe a link to the carcass data collection is also on the home page of the ADCA. I hope to include the steer we're sending end of June; I just have to look before we take him and see what they need. To get a live weight we'll have to take the empty trailer to weigh at the co-op and then weigh it again when he's in there. I WISH our butchers had scales for live weight!
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Post by ssrdex on Jun 11, 2014 16:02:19 GMT -5
Thanks for posting that link Barb. Interesting that among the higher yields are 18-19 month old animals.
Around here the animal is killed at it's home, so unless you own a scale, live weight is a guess with a tape.
Ernie blows them all away at 70%...but 6 years in the making. I would bet those big, developed bones contribute to that high hanging weight. NOT to take away from his beefyness...he was beefy. Like Hans said, that packaged weight will tell the story.
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What in heck did you feed that fellow.