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Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot | We had a yearling bull not pass his live ammo test, cut him a few weeks ago. How long do you let him be a steer before you butcher him? 1900lbs and ready to be butchered, but wondering about the meat/taste? I'm thinking it will be better to wait another month or so? |
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WI. | I know I had a bull that broke his back leg and made him into hamburger, I will never do it again. I'd give him at least a couple of months if not more. I gave all that meat away, I couldn't eat it. |
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West Central Illinois | X2 |
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Baldwin City, KS | Eating hamburger from a 4+ year old bull right now. Never even thought about potential taste issues. It tastes good, but is kind of sinewy textured. Makes better taco and chili meat, than sandwich meat. Might have gotten lucky. |
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western colorado | Long as possible on good feed. Shouldn't have any issues. Injured animals are always a gamble to harvest if quality is a concern. A little corn will cover a lot of sin. |
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North Mo. | Too bad you cut him. Ben |
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Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot | Ben - 12/17/2013 12:20
Too bad you cut him. Ben
Why is that? |
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ne ne mo | If he is just a yearling, just feed him 60 days and eat him. A young bull won't taste any different than a steer. |
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sc ia | I would never cut a 1900 lb. bull.....nothing to gain and too much to lose. I used to cut 1100 lb. bulls when they didn't test or when something else went wrong but I stopped doing that when one went backwards for 2 or 3 months. I even wondered if he would survive for awhile. Anymore if they're a bull after 800 lbs. they stay a bull. |
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Memphis, NY | If he's a yearling at 1900 lbs. I think he should be cloned to preserve the bloodline. |
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| I'd let someone else eat it....... |
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western colorado | t-boss - 12/17/2013 18:54
I would never cut a 1900 lb. bull.....nothing to gain and too much to lose. I used to cut 1100 lb. bulls when they didn't test or when something else went wrong but I stopped doing that when one went backwards for 2 or 3 months. I even wondered if he would survive for awhile. Anymore if they're a bull after 800 lbs. they stay a bull.
Sendem' my way I band right around 500 1000lb+ bulls every year they do just fine as steers. |
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Aberdeen MS | My past experience has been if one hasn't been used or subjected to close proximity of in heat cows/heifers, left "whole" and fed out "hard" for about 45 to 60 days, it was some of the best meat put in the freezer.
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Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot | Sorry, no super growth genetic lines here. I'm just not up on the ages, he's 18 months at least, just been on good grass.
We didn't actually cut him, used the cordless drill castration tool... whatever that thing is called. It is what we have always used on these larger bulls, but usually they get tested as yearlings and culled then, these went longer for some reason. I'd always thought it was just the thing to do, castrating them, that the beef would taste bad if you didn't. There is also no chance of keeping him away from cows or heifers, everything is penned up right now within a few hundred yards.
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western iowa,by Denison | I guess I like to eat the best one in the pen that is overfat-wider then tall and tame! -lately I have had a lot to choose from |
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| fairviewfarmer - 12/17/2013 18:56
I'd let someone else eat it.......
I'm sort of with you on this one (for fear it wouldn't be good)
That said,Heck, you and I go to all the cattleman's meetings and seed meetings and we get prime rib and it is good.......... Id bet a lot of that is BULL meat.
JusT WHAT does bad bull meat really taste like and why does it taste? They used to say that about bore pigs too, but id bet we eat plenty of them over the counter. |
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WC IL | I'm with you, Garvo. If I can't eat the best one in the pen, why go the effort of feeding him for somebody else? |
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Tablerock Ranch eastern Wa | Ben most seed stock guys would agree a virgin long yearling bull that's never been turned out , say one that's been on feed then wont make the sale is some of the best beef you can eat, they swear they would choose over a fat steer. back to your question, if he hasn't ever been turned out, feed him till he's got the fat you want, if he has bred : ( |
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Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot | No, never bred a thing. Was actually sold, pending a breeding test. I guess I need to get out more, never heard they were good eating. |
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Tablerock Ranch eastern Wa | I butchered a 1400 lbs bull a few years ago it was great, cant imagine yours being a little heavier would hurt. |
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| In Europe they dont cut any of the bulls, there is ne smell and meat is more tender and bulls grow faster |
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| garvo - 12/17/2013 20:05
I guess I like to eat the best one in the pen that is overfat-wider then tall and tame! -lately I have had a lot to choose from My dad had the same opinion as you garvo. He always said "I went to the work of feeding them and raising them, I'm going to eat the best one and let some city slickers have the rest..... |
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SE WI | Let the wound heal and ship him. Don't eat him. |
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How long do you let bull be a steer before you butcher?
