Casey, I can't totally equate to your operation, because mine is a cow-calf with Angus cows. But if I was to try to feed a few out, I'd probably get angus or even hereford influanced feeders in the 8-900 # range. The prices for heavier calves even now is very high, but with feed costs as high as they are, they're more of a bargain because the weight is already there. Put them in a pen and feed them up to about 12-1400 lbs and get your butcher shop and customers lined up early. Most butchers around here are generally booked up for a month or two in advance. When we sell a side (I don't like selling quarters because everyone wants a hind quarter) I usually price it at twice the going market rate times 2 for hanging weight and the customer pays the butchering and processing. With the beef influence, the cutout should be around 60% or a bit better, dairy animals about 50-55%. When you sell hanging weight, your customer buys the bones and you only lose the offal weight. And your customer can do what they want with the bone cuts, leave them in or trim them out. They get to tell the butcher how they want it cut, and if they don't get it right, they can't blame you.
I only raise a few each year for the custom market, but this is the way we do it when we hold on to larger calves for burgers and steaks. Hope it's some help.
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