this is gonna sound crazy, and i know it doesn't count for all the marbling and tenderness, but say one had a calf that had an adg of say 2.0 on grass, fattened at 18-22 months, had great hair, was in a class of those, than the got together with the class for straight adg, the class of standard show steer etc and had a roll of champions. adg isn't everything, cost of inputs versus sale price. lot's of ways to make a profit. let's not forget that 50% of the market is for ugly animals including dairy animals that EXCEL at their market, ie costco, walmart and they will never purchase a prime steak, but the animal geared toward that market does a great job, but has no "show" class, just a profit class. that said, what is the profit on offal? anyone know? ie, i've heard some people say they are ok breaking even on feeding, but make profit on offal if contracted. what does a head go for? kidney fat for bird food. i keep seeing all those places a steer goes in the displays at shows, but so little real attention to that market. and just for a joke, the ultimate offal steer would have feet 3 feet long, kidney fat up the wazoo, a perfect thin or thick hide depending on the market, could even be a 15 year old cow with no blemishes............