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For the last 13 years steer calves have been fed out through the American Hereford Association's Genetic Outreach  Program/National Hereford Feedout (GOP/NHF) and last year at the Tricounty Futurity Test. The calves are shipped to the feedlot at 8 to 11 months of age and are harvested at 13 to 17 months of age. At the packer, actual carcass data was collected on individuals and reported with the feedlot performance. This information combined with ultrasound data on the replacement heifers allow identification of the combination of genetics to produce superior feedlot performance. The calves have returned a profit for 11 out of the 13 years through a wide range of cattle prices, feed costs and weather! 

  Since 2009 the cull heifers were also sent to the feedlot. Those heifers have preformed well with 67% to 75% grading choice.



 Head
 Days
 Marbling
 Fat
 Rib
 Yield
 Average
 Feed
 Net

Count
 on
 Score
 Thickness
 Eye
 Grade
 Daily
 Conversion
 Return
 Location


Feed

Area
Gain


2000(winter)(steers)
 6
 165
 4.7
 0.5
 11.6
 3.3
 3.28
 5.12
 $13.49
 Lane County Feeders
2001(winter)(steers) 9
 188
 4.9
 0.6
 11.6
 3.8
 3.71
 5.22
 $112.58
 North Platte Feeders
2002(winter)(steers) 9
 153
 4.5
 0.7
 12.8
 3.6
 3.79
 5.91
 -$15.36
 North Platte Feeders
2003(winter)(steers) 10
 172
 4.7
 0.6
 13.0
 3.3
 3.83
 4.90
 $151.39
 North Platte Feeders
2004(winter)(steers) 10
 148
 4.1
 0.5
 13.1
 2.4
 3.31
 4.93
 $8.76
 Royal Beef
2005(winter)(steers) 10
 142
 4.4
 0.4
 12.5
 2.6
 3.68
 4.58
 $152.20
 Royal Beef
2006(winter)(steers) 17
 179
 4.6
 0.5
 13.8
 2.9
 3.80
 4.90
 $103.24
 Royal Beef
2007(winter)(steers) 15
 146
 4.5
 0.5
 12.2
 3.0
 3.51
 4.52
 $154.11
 Royal Beef
2008(winter)(steers) 12
 155
 4.4
 0.4
 13.2
 2.7
 3.84
 5.04
 $40.95
 Royal Beef
2008(spring)(steers) 11
 136
 4.9
 0.5
 11.8
 3.1
 4.25
 4.26
 $128.52
 Royal Beef
2009(winter)(steers) 15
 164
 4.7
 0.4
 12.9
 2.7
 3.65
 4.51
 $10.21
 Royal Beef
2009(spring)(steers) 15
 169
 5.1
 0.5
 12.5
 3.1
 3.93
 4.37
 $59.25
 Royal Beef
2009(spring)(heifers) 11
 165
 5.5
 0.5
 12.2
 2.8
 3.39
 4.92
 $39.49
 Royal Beef
2010(spring)(steers) 28
 179
 5.0
 0.5
 13.7
 3.1
 3.90
 5.05
 $204.17
 Royal Beef
2010(spring)(heifers) 12
 179
 5.3
 0.5
 12.4
 3.1
 3.40
 5.52
 $172.67
 Royal Beef
2011(spring)(steers) 26
 140
 4.9
 0.4
 12.3
 2.4
 3.77
 4.44
 -$36.97
 Fairleigh Feed Yard
2011(spring)(heifers) 10
 173
 5.4
 0.6
 11.8
 3.3
 3.43
 5.09
 $4.25
 Fairleigh Feed Yard
2012(spring)(steers)
 29
 136
 5.0
 0.6
 12.7
 3.2
 3.59
 6.65
 -$280.10
 Gregory Feedlots
2012(spring)(heifers)
 12
 126
 6.0
 0.7
 10.7
 3.9
 3.48
 7.22
 -$326.59
 Gregory Feedlots

While we have very little control over weather, feed costs or fed cattle prices, we can control other variables that effect profit in the feedlot.
Fortunately carcass traits are moderately heritable so we can control feedlot performance through genetics. Here is a graphic analysis of the feedlot
performance for the steers over the last 13 years. 

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