Finaly got my grass fed beef !!

[Gunsmith]

Gonna go pick it up today! its a 5yr old 1200-1400 lb Black Angus steer call "Sam" , he has lived free range all his life.

Just gotta getting him cut up and processed , I'm thinking mostly lean ground beef.

He should yield about 500 lbs clean meat

 

[Pumped1]

when ya going to have me over for dinner , sounds delicious

 

[Quad-smack]

Grass-fed beef rules. I would have a hard time eating something that had a name like "Sam" though. It would make me feel like I was eating someones pet - or worse...
I can just hear your wife (?) calling up "Honey, what do you want for breakfast?" and you yell back down "Green eggs and SAM!"
Sorry - couldn't resist

 

[billmeek]

5 years old, dayummmm. We kill most of our steers at around 18 months, wonder why he had such a long life.

 

[Gunsmith]

5 years old, dayummmm. We kill most of our steers at around 18 months, wonder why he had such a long life.

The guy used to run alot of cattle and for the last few years he just butchers what he needs. I'm gonna try to talk him into a couple more

these cows have lived on mostly clover and alfalfa but they do wonder through the woods and eat what they can find.

I'm thinking that he is gonna be tough thats why I may just grind it all to ground meat

 

[duke123]

thats a boat load of meat.How long will it keep in the freezer?or shall i say freezers??"Green eggs and Sam" lol thats some good shit!!

 

[SmallTownIron]

Whats the price per pound?

 

[loganb_football]

The guy used to run alot of cattle and for the last few years he just butchers what he needs. I'm gonna try to talk him into a couple more

these cows have lived on mostly clover and alfalfa but they do wonder through the woods and eat what they can find.

I'm thinking that he is gonna be tough thats why I may just grind it all to ground meat

I will say that it is tougher but in comparison to wild game like goose. It's not that bad at all...

 

[Shelby]

5 years old, dayummmm. We kill most of our steers at around 18 months, wonder why he had such a long life.

Are yours grass fed?

 

[Gunsmith]

Well , I paid the guy $500 even and gonna do some work on a few guns for him in my spare time (maybe$200 worth)

so I got a hell of a deal , if I clear 500lbs of lean meat that'll be $1 per pound but processing is high rightnow and since it would take me a year to grind it all with my little meat grinder I'll pay for it.

All in all I'll probably end up paying $3 a pound for it.

it can't possibly be as tough as deer meat which I love and like I said I may end up having it all ground , except the tenderloins , those will be cut 2" thick , wrapped with some fat ass bacon and grilled :food;smil

 

[doug1]

sounds good gunsmith! keep us posted on those dinner recipes

 

[DShaw]

Gonna go pick it up today! its a 5yr old 1200-1400 lb Black Angus steer call "Sam" , he has lived free range all his life.

So you'll be enjoying some "Samburgers" !!! LOL

 

[Gunsmith]

Well me and "Sam" arn't exactly on first name basis but I've known him for a couple years , he is no where near tame , all the cows are pretty much wild and have to be roped from horses so eating him won't be as big of a deal.

I could care less but the wife made a comment about it.

I like the Green egs and Sam and the Sam burgers , I'm gonne use those when I cook it

More for me

 

[billmeek]

Are yours grass fed?

We are actually in the process of switching over to a total grass-finishing operation. Here in pennsylvania it is tough to stockpile enough fescue to really finish cattle off just grass, but I think I have my dad convinced this is what people want now. We recently killed two steers that were finished on what I would say was 85% green matter - grass and hay. We did put about 10 pounds of grain a day to them. I know it's far from ideal, but in comparison to stockyards, its a step up. Plus old farmers are hard to convince with the whole grass finishing thing. I think with smaller framed cattle, similar finishing times are possible (18 months range) but with big framed black angus, it probably would take a bit longer for total grass finishing.

 

[Gunsmith]

Alot of people don't relize how much lad is needed for cattle to just feed off of the land , I'd y maybe 100% more land would be needed for the carrying capacity if you have quality growth.

"Sam" is one of about 20 cows on 300+ acres , maybe 100 of which is grazing pasture.

in areas with harsh winters it takes alot more time and effort to finish the animals out or feed through the winter due to the climate. Down here we haven't even had a good frost yet its very very rare that we get more than one or two days below freezing , this allows good crops to be grown year round making it ALOT easier for the farmers here.

Sadly very very few people raise cows this way to sell as beef , mostly they are sold and finished off at feed lots then sent to slaughter