The estimated total cost for finishing a steer last week was $1,925 per head, up 8% from last year’s estimate of $1,778 per head. Cattle slaughter totaled an estimated 671,000 head, about 4,000 ...

Locally sourced food has grown in popularity in recent years, leading some cow-calf producers to raise steer calves through the finishing phase rather than selling them at weaning. Experts at the ...

The finishing phase relies on system efficiency ... causing lasting damage to the rumen wall and will stall cattle. This increases days to slaughter by limiting feed conversion rates and daily ...