Heifer, how far from finished

[choochter]

your opinions experts, please

 

[bobk]

How heavy ?

 

[choochter]

570kg

 

[Raider112]

Finished now? you need to handle them really.

 

[Stewartry hill]

I would put it at R3 could take a bit more

 

[Grim Reaper]

Keep her bit longer, trade is improving, she should get another 100kgs by the end of September.

 

[landslave the 2nd]

Surely you need to know imput food costs against weekly lwg output, with age and total weight taken into account along with breed.

My own opinion from the pictures shown I would keep for another 2wks but sell live weight

 

[johnspeehs]

That's definitely not a 3 on our grading over here .

 

[choochter]

That's definitely not a 3 on our grading over here .

what is it then?

 

[organic]

R3, perhaps 325kgs dead?

 

[sheepwise]

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Never easy to tell from a photo but I would say just a forward store at present which at 570kg could put a lot of weight on yet.Get her into the store ring and a big feeder will give you a lot more than she is worth to kill at present.

 

[Old Tip]

Loin looks a bit thin to me and being a baz it's going to kill lean so I would either feed for another couple of months or sell store where she will be snapped up as a bulling heifer

 

[gone up the hill]

Surely you need to know imput food costs against weekly lwg output, with age and total weight taken into account along with breed.

My own opinion from the pictures shown I would keep for another 2wks but sell live weight

Totally the wrong way to do it..

You should be weighing any cattle over 550 kilos monthly, sell any that aren't putting on more meat than they are eating in food ( unless they have been ill etc ) but keep any that are putting on more meat than what they are eating unless they get to 680 kilos or are getting fat.

 

[gone up the hill]

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That heifer needs another month at least, she would be a 2 at ABP and a 3 at Dunbia.

 

[johnspeehs]

what is it then?

In my humble opinion and not easy going by a photo but I agree with @sheepwise this is still a store hfr, she hasn't enough fat cover yet, not a criticism, a great hfr to feed on for a while. She would be a 2 here. As others have said the store ring is the place for her, just the type feeding men want, all her growing done so just needs a bit more cover.

 

[organic]

Out of interest what age is she?

 

[Hampton]

Out of interest what age is she?

Probably the most important question asked so far

 

[johnspeehs]

Probably the most important question asked so far

She wont be old, @choochter does her cattle well, she will have plenty of time I'm sure.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Definitely needs another month

 

[beefandsleep]

Looks like she will easily carry another 50kgs plus. Not near finished.