How big is too big?

[steermaker]

Is it true that carcasses over 900# will get docked at the slaughterhouse?

 

[farmboy]

apparently.  :-\

 

[beefy08]

Yes, a 900 lb. carcass is too big. They get docked not neccesarily at the slaughterhouse, but on the rail they would. The Grand carcass steer's hanging weight was 702 lbs.

 

[clubcalve]

Our grand carcass steer's weight was 705 so I think that It is pretty much the same 

 

[FutureBreeder2013]

howmuch is that on the hoof then? around 1300?

 

[oakbar]

In June when we got the figures for our carcass contest, Packers in our area were docking for carcasses over 950 which is roughly equivalent to a 1500 pound live animal!!  I think some may dock for anything over 900 pounds.

 

[milliron s]

Here is a link with the weekly discounts for carcass beef.

http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lm_ct169.txt

 

[milliron s]

The link also contains premiums paid.

 

[Show Steaks]

Not all slaughter plants are the same. some have a 900# cut off yet the one near my house has 1000# cut off.
A 1500# live weight is roughly 940 carcass weight..... dress percent at 62.5%