Beeves Finished for 2009

The last two beeves were taken to the locker this week. I waited while the butcher killed and hung the beeves to get the live weights. The beeves looked great and were right at about 1200lbs. We all agreed that 1300 is ideal and 1500 is the max, so we were just shy of the sweet spot on weight. Our goal with the beeves is to have them on grass most of their lives and corn finished at the end to add the flavor and marbling that we Americans have grown to love. The butcher commented that he could see that our beeves were on grass before they were fed out and didn't spend most of their lives in a feed lot. That makes us feel great that we are meeting our goal and it's visible to someone who is an expert in beef. We continue to push toward the goals we set for our beef by selecting a bull and cows that are statistically more prone (EPD) to produce beeves that are a higher grade of beef for our customers.