whats the price of beef in your area..... hanging weight.
Guy down the road has grass fed angus he wants 2.75 a pound...

How much if he finishes feeding it ? They need grain

thats finished, sorry i should of stated that

than you pay the butcher

Fat colored steers are bringing 1.25 to 1.31 per pound on the hoof at Waverly sale barn. So at 1350x1.28 avg.=1728 then add 800 for processing is 2528, figuring hanging weight 1350x.65percent for average yield=877.5 the 2528/877.5=2.88 per pound. This assuming these are grain feed.

I paid 3.00 a pound hanging half a beef a month ago

$2.05 today on choice.

Do not buy grass fed beef if you are not familiar with it. It will be a different experience eating grass finished beef if you are accustomed to grain finished.

$3/lb hanging seems to be standard around here. True grass fed and finished beef will taste different, but the health benefits are real.

Yeah a real gross benefit! Lol I have never had a beef with too much fat on it.

Going to the auction either Tuesday or Thursday to see what the
Beef abs hogs are going for

There are absolutely no proven health benefits to grass finished beef. None. Its nothing more than a new catch phrase made up to sell more expensive beef to the uneducated. Some people like it. Most don’t. There are studies that “prove” that grain finished beef is healthier. I don’t believe that either.

What I’ve had of grass fed beef it wouldn’t make good hamburger, but I’ve heard people rave about it. If you really what to get technical about corn fed beef is grass fed, because corn is a grass.

Knew this was coming when I posted. You may be right M.Magis, I eat a lot of corn fed beef too, but am trying to transition to grass fed for the health benefits. Nothing is certain, but we do know that grass fed beef is higher in conjugated linoleic acid, which is a cancer fighter. It's higher in omega 3 fatty acids, which are critical for heart health, brain health, and reduce risk of cancer. Healthline.com states that the Western diet has too few omega 3 fatty acids and too many omega 6 fatty acids. Grain fed beef is loaded with omega-6 fatty acids, which are believed to cause inflammation and promote cancer.

Grazing animals have been around for millenia surviving on pasture. Only in the past half century or so we've confined cattle and fed them grain to fatten them up, led by the U.S.. And the U.S. has the 6th highest cancer rate in the world.

Why take the chance?

Corn is a grass. If cattle are fed the entire plant, i would agree. But they're typically only fed the seeds.

Well at least you took it with ease I’ve had people ram it down my throat about grass fed beef is the only thing and then argued the fact fact that corn is a grass.

Science is always changing its mind about what's healthy and what's not.

Its amazing how what an animal is fed really changes it flavor on your plate. Best tasting beef i ever had was on a long term ration of chopped alfalfa and wheat.

I have stated this before huge difference in grass fed and grass fat..... very very few true grass fat animals..

the only place i know where to get one is buy a barren heifer out west river that has been feeding on hard buffalo grass. im one that will rave about it its marbled has 1 to 1 1/2 back fat.. hard to come by... havent got one for a few years been eatin corn fat . agreed most grass fed beef on market isnt fit for burger

Many WI Holstein steers are fed about 85% corn silage diets with about 5-7 lbs. of hay or haylage for some scratch factor. Some do a bit of grain. Typical good cornsilage is 50% grain and 50% forage on a dry matter basis.
Most will gain 2.5-3.0 lbs. per day after say 500-600 lbs. or so. They are typically fed dry hay and grain up to 500 lbs. or so. Most of these will go choice but will get to be a bit older and up to 1500-1700 lbs.
Some do the very high grain to push out 13 month steers that go 1100 to 1300 lbs.

As to grass fed, much depends upon the type of grass. Really good legume-grass mix pasture (high sward density) or wrapped baleage can get 2.5-2.75 rates of gain, especially on the beef breeds. Holsteins tend to grow in size more with the higher protein in the rations. Actually I prefer what I call a grass-grain fed steer. I like to feed about 70% forage and 30 % grain on a dry matter basis from weaning on. If the forage is really good say 160 RFV or more I would push that out to 80% forage. Some of the best tasting beef we have had is a Jersey-Angus cross fed in this matter. I know have 3 Hereford cows that have two steer calves and a heifer calf that are about 500-600lbs and are due in May again. Forage this year has been very low in quality, due to shortages and very high prices, so more corn and soy in the ration this winter.

Bryce

I know nothing about raising beef, other than I really enjoy a well marbled steak.
A friend fed me a steak from a steer he had raised, it was grass/brush fed. I thought it tasted pretty similar to blacktail; not at all bad, but definitely different than a store bought beef steak.

Bother-in law raises cattle says it is less hassle to buy his beef then butcher his own cattle with the way the prices are, that seems crazy to me. We do a pig once or twice a year that more affordable and we have a great place that has leaner hogs then other places that marble the fat into the meat.