Lowline Steer Value Plus Feedlot Performance and Carcass Characteristics - Accompanying Information Tables

Average Calving Ease

Loala bulls exposed to typical balck and baldy heifers

Year Number Average Birth Weight No Calving Assistance Calving Assistance
2004 9 68.6 9 0
2005 25 64.9 24 1
2006 48 63.8 48 0
2007 44 74.7 42 2

 

Half-Blood Lowline Steers
NDSU Dickinson Research Extension Center
Feeding Year Arrival Weight Frame Score Finishing Weight Value on the Rail
2004 945 lbs. 4.4 1,186 lbs. $1,093
2005 994 lbs. 4.7 1,297 lbs. $1,223
2006 830 lbs. 4.8 1,179 lbs. $1,074