What do you think of this steer? PICS

[ONThorsegirl]

Dam-Holstein Herford
Sire- Limousin

Born Jan. 5/06 out of a second calf heifer. He has been raised on pasture, and hay, we have also been feeding our barnyard stock (1 cow and new calf, 7 stockers, 2 steers 1 year of age) only a small amount of corn fines and soybean meal, a pail 20 pounds divided amongst them.

Hind Picture taken 1 month ago, other pictures take 2 weeks ago.





and I know its hard but any idea of weight... I know its almost impossible, and we don't have scales or a tape right now to guess.

Melissa

[agmantoo]

The last thing I want to do is to offend you. To be anything less than truthful would make me to be less of a person. IMO, at nearly 14 months of age that animal will not sell very good at the local auction barn here. You would be disappointed in the sale price. In the first pic, his head to body ratio demonstrates as older animal than his body shows. He is not a very long animal and he is lacking in the hindquarters for a beef buyer. The last pic shows the animal in a better profile. None of these are going to affect your eating him and his flavor. PS...I think he will weigh in around 900 to 925 lbs.

[Karin L]

He looks okay...but like agmantoo said, he should be a heavier wt at 14 months. If you put something in the diet that'll help him put some more muscle on, he'll fill out a bit better. IF you WERE already feeding him some high protein, high nutrient diet, at this age he SHOULD be about 1000+ lbs, not 900.

What are you feeding him?

Other than the weight for slaughter issue, he looks okay.

[ONThorsegirl]

he is completely on hay, a grass/timothy hay. and a small amount of cracked corn/corn fines. We aren't pushing the steers yet, we do want to put him on a grain diet but around here the options are slim or very diversified.

I have access to beef pellets, or beef ration. ??? any advice or even better, does anyone have a feed ration specific to fattening up steers?

Melissa