Posted 5/28/2021 05:21 (#9029028 - in reply to #9028438) Subject: RE: How a calf, lamb, and hog slaughters out
Northwest Iowa
Lambs grade out around 51-53%. 135 pound fat lamb pretty standard, some breeds less and some more, but 60-70 pounds of meat when all said and done. So consider this when the ethnic lamb market 3 months ago were killing 60-80 pound lambs instead of finishing them out and receiving half the standard amount of meat, you now know why lamb is at record prices with shortages of meat.
How a calf, lamb, and hog slaughters out
