All American Beef
Derby 2006 and 2007
2006
The
All American Beef Derby consisted of 20 pens of
Chiangus feeder steers and heifers for the 2005
- 2006 contest at Decatur Feedlot Kansas.
All feeders had to be of known Chi
genetics.
Harvesting
started in April according to sonogram readings
and weight of each feeder.
How
did Hildreth Livestock do?
2nd
place Net Return for entire pen.
2nd place Carcass Value best of 3.
3rd place Average Daily Gain pen
3rd place Total Cost of Gain pen
| Feedlot
Performance |
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|
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Comparative |
Comparative |
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Hildreth
Pen |
Contest
Average |
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Kansas
Average 2006 |
National
Angus Carcass Challenge
2006 * |
Total
Cost of Gain/CWT
Cost to Treat
Average Daily Gain
Feed Efficiency
|
44.17
.14
3.63
4.94
|
49.37
3.60
3.40
5.48
|
|
53.94
(COG)
NA
3.40
5.95
|
66.00
NA
2.52
8.67
|
| Carcass |
|
|
|
|
|
Quality
Grade (based on 1=P,2=C or 3=S)
not %
IMF
Yield Grade
Rib Eye Area
Required REA
for PAR
Hot carcass Weight
Adjusted
Net Profit/HD
(Ranch to Rail)
|
2.67
2.21
14.50
13.90
843
110.28
|
NA
2.34
14.24
13.91
843
35.53
|
|
NA |
NA |
*
This NACC pen was fed out at Decatur
County Feed Yard as well. The pen is from
the ND Angus Association where as 12 producers
from throughout the state had a total of 70
steers.
Information available for the NACC on the
carcass end was for the top 11 pens.
In 2006 5% were YG 4 & 5, HCW 778, 63.46%
CAB & Prime. In 2003 46% of the
carcass's of the top 11 pens were YG 1& 2
with only the top 4 pens not having any
outs. HCW was 780 on the top pens.
In at least 2005 & 2006 YG 1 & 2 was
replaced with YG 1 thru 3.
2007
Beef Derby
Hildreth
pen of steers on December 14th weighed an
average of 950 lbs.
At the March 30th weigh the steers averaged 1267
lbs. Harvesting is to begin on the
heavy steers in April. Steers
were born from Mid February through end of March.
I have been told that the Hildreth feeders did
very well during the mid-west winter storms that
took a toll on every feedlot and ranch.
There is proof in the pudding where living in
the conditions we do carries on into the feedlot
performance.
Not
harvesting on time = big profit loss
Have
you ever heard of being punished for cattle
doing well. That's what happened in our
case. The steers did well in performance
and carcass. Unfortunatly a couple of HLC steers
were held back to long from going to
slaughter. The HLC steers either were overweight
on the rail by as little as 10 lbs over 1000
lbs, and/or lost feed efficiency (not
on the gain).
What
is the cost of just one steer being 10 lbs over
1000lbs. It averaged out to $236.85 per
head on the over 1000lbs carcasses. Regardless
if they were choice or not, they got the same
price per CWT.
That
said here is how HLC placed
1st
- Days on Feed - Entire Pen 1 & Pen
2. Less time in the feedlot.
1st
- In Weight - Entire Pen 1 & 2. More
money for the rancher when selling calves.
1st
- REA (15.37) with High Altitude and Super
Power 24P sired feeders. Plus most were Choice
Quality Grade. Feeders with smaller
REA's(12.0 -12.9) in both pens had went Angus
Pride and CAB. Average both pens of cattle
2.4 QG .
3rd
- Adjusted Carcass Value Entire Pen - Pen 2
at $1316 ( 2nd if didn't have carcass overweight
and Pen 1 would have been 5th.)
4th
- Adjusted Carcass Value Best of 3 - Pen 2
at $1350/head.
5th
- Net Return Pen 2 (at least 4th if
didn't have carcass overweight) Pen 1 Net Return
13th (5th if didn't have carcass overweight)
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