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<blockquote data-quote="Travlr" data-source="post: 1846929" data-attributes="member: 42463"><p>Yeah... but does it make sense?</p><p></p><p>I mean, no one is going to be butchering the lower weights as finished beef, which means the higher weight steers are closer to finish. Doesn't that... logically... mean the higher weight/closer to finish animal has less risk involved and also less inputs until slaughter? To me that means the lower weight animal certainly has no higher "actual" value per pound than the heavier animals.</p><p></p><p>I know the way it is... and it is what it is. But does it make sense? This is why I would never supplement for heavier weights... but I would definitely use the cow and available grass to make heavier weaning weights. This is why I would never, ever wean early and I would never hold animals unless I had a very cheap source of feed to add pounds. It's simply a case of diminishing returns at some point as the animal gains weight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Travlr, post: 1846929, member: 42463"] Yeah... but does it make sense? I mean, no one is going to be butchering the lower weights as finished beef, which means the higher weight steers are closer to finish. Doesn't that... logically... mean the higher weight/closer to finish animal has less risk involved and also less inputs until slaughter? To me that means the lower weight animal certainly has no higher "actual" value per pound than the heavier animals. I know the way it is... and it is what it is. But does it make sense? This is why I would never supplement for heavier weights... but I would definitely use the cow and available grass to make heavier weaning weights. This is why I would never, ever wean early and I would never hold animals unless I had a very cheap source of feed to add pounds. It's simply a case of diminishing returns at some point as the animal gains weight. [/QUOTE]
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