Beef Consignors Receive Report
WEST SALEM, Ohio Sixty
seven Angus cattle producers arc
anxiously awaiting the results of
the 1992 Certified Angus Beef
Feedlot Gain and Carcass Contest
Although final results will not
be released until late July, consig
nors and interested cattle produc
ers were given an opportunity
recently to visually evaluate the
steers’ progress during an open
house at Decatur County Feed
Yard, in Oberlin, Kan.
Mick Colvin, Certified Angus
Beef Program executive director,
shared preliminary carcass data
information from the first group of
42 steers slaughtered at the Excel-
Ft. Morgan plant April 23. Colvin
reported a high percentage of the
group met Certified Angus Beef
carcass specifications.
He commended consignors for
their interest in learning more
about their cattle’s feedlot and
carcass performance.
“The beef industry should focus
greater attention on designing pro
duct specifications to provide a
high quality product for consum
ers rather than changing specifica
tions to meet demands of the pro
duction sector.” said Colvin.
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opportunity to address the con
cerns identified by the National
Beef Quality Audit and provide
consumers with a consistent, high
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Randy Blach, Cattle-Fax direc
tor of market analysis, provided
open house attendees an indepth
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costs of production.
John Crouch, American Angus
Association director of perfor
mance programs, also addressed
the group regarding use of
expected progeny differences
(EPD) in sire selection. Crouch
stressed the significance of EPD
as they related to genetic traits
which can be accurately measured
and analyzed to provide a sound
base for breeding decisions.
Warren Weibert, Decatur
County Feed Yard general mana
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consignors at the feedlot Overal
comments indicated consignoi
were impressed with the cattle'
progress and were looking foi
ward to receiving final carca;
data.
Contest results will be unveik
July 25 during the National Cattk
men’s Association midyear meet
ing in Denver. The Certifw
Angus Beef Program views thi
contest as a critical opportunit
for producers to leant more aboi
their production and value-add<
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