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Table 3.-Results calf finishing trial, 1967-1968.

 Lot 11 Lot 12 Lot 13 Lot 14 Lot 15
 1/2 Char. 1/2 Her. 1/2 Char.
 1/4 Bra. 1/4 Bra. 1/4 Bra. 7/8 Ang.
 1/4 Her. 1/4 Ang. 1/4 Ang. 1/8 Bra. Angus

Number head 10 10 10 10 9*
Number days 173 173 173 173 173
Av. initial weight** 706 660 671 601 572
Av. final weight** 1132 1159 1083 1000 989
Av. gain 426 491 412 399 417
Av. daily gain 2.46 2.84 2.38 2.31 2.41
Av. daily feed intake 26.76 26.94 24.40 23.53 24.03
Feed per 100 pounds gain 1086 949 1024 1020 996
Feed cost/100 pounds gain $23.23 $20.17 $21.90 $21.86 $21.44
Carcass and Economic Data:
 Av. slaughter weight 1132 1159 1083 1000 989
 Av. carcass weight*** 709 704 675 618 615
 Av. dressing percentage 62.64 60.79 62.36 61.84 62.16
 Av. carcass grade**** 10.2 11.0 10.0 11.7 11.9
 Av. sale price cwt./carcass $43.00 $43.50 $43.47 $44.24 $44.51
 Av. sale price cwt./on foot 26.93 26.50 27.11 27.36 27.66
 Av. cost cwt./feeders 27.00 27.00 27.00 27.00 27.00
 Av. cost head/feeders 190.59 180.23 181.12 162.16 154.28
 Av. feed cost 98.97 99.07 90.27 07.21 89.51
 Av. cost cattle and feed 289.56 279.30 271.39 249.37 243.79
 Sale price per head 304.89 307.10 293.59 273.51 273.57
 Net return above costs
 cattle and feed 15.33 27.80 22.20 24.14 29.78
 Other costs ($0.10 day) 17.30 17.30 17.30 17.30 17.30
 Total cost/head 306.86 296.60 288.69 266.67 261.09
 Initial value (sale price
 less costs) 188.62 190.73 186.02 169.00 166.76
 Initial value/cwt. 26.72 28.57 27.73 28.14 29.18


*1 steer died (hardware disease); steer removed from initial weight; average feed deducted.
**Initial weights at feedlot not shrunk (3.2 percent above ranch weights); final weights
 at Quincy packing plant shrunk 3 percent.
***Hot weight less 2 1/2 percent.
****10, average good; 11, high good; 12, low choice.