Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted August 10, 2023 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 10, 2023 Local guy raises beef and it’s finished on grain…good stuff. What sucks is that Charlevoix lacks any decent sort of meat market or butcher shop. We have plenty of touristy bullshit though! 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 14 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Local guy raises beef and it’s finished on grain…good stuff. What sucks is that Charlevoix lacks any decent sort of meat market or butcher shop. We have plenty of touristy bullshit though! 🤣 The guys around here feed grain last 90 days. It's pretty good stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertising Member Seatofmypants Posted August 10, 2023 Advertising Member Share Posted August 10, 2023 2 hours ago, f7ben said: I bought a 1/4 of a Wagyu grown in North Carolina and it was grained its entire life. It’s a different beef experience for sure. I’ve eaten local beef that has had nothing but grass and it tasted like shit. True story....my pops is finishing out 2 wagyu calves for us (one steer and 1 heifer) I CANNOT WAIT. That being said he finishes out 20 head of angus steers a year so I already eat really good beef as it is...but I'm hoping for next level shit here. Finished in 18 months....he grinds his own feed, bales his own hay, so he controls the whole process. Butcher ages them for right at 30 days before cutting. Devil is in the details. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 4 hours ago, DriftBusta said: Man some of you dudes put way too much thought into beef. I go to the butcher, buy a strip loin or tenderloin, have them whip up a bunch of inch and a half steaks. And grill it. Delicious. I don't stand there like a dork..... "Ohhhh was that grass fed? Grain finished? Ohhhh that marbling is unacceptable!" wgaf. It’s often farmers that are cheap and want to sell a 1/2 or whole cow direct to the consumer and it ends up being kinda shitty beef lol beef quality is a real thing. When you order that $40-50 dollar steak at a high end steak house, the supplier will reimburse the restaurant and the menu price if someone complains about the beef quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Seatofmypants said: True story....my pops is finishing out 2 wagyu calves for us (one steer and 1 heifer) I CANNOT WAIT. That being said he finishes out 20 head of angus steers a year so I already eat really good beef as it is...but I'm hoping for next level shit here. Finished in 18 months....he grinds his own feed, bales his own hay, so he controls the whole process. Butcher ages them for right at 30 days before cutting. Devil is in the details. Yes the guy I got the wagyu from is a retired big shot architect who does this as a retirement hobby. He does it exactly as you described. It’s insane how different the beef is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Steers fed a dairy cow diet are stellar btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertising Member Seatofmypants Posted August 10, 2023 Advertising Member Share Posted August 10, 2023 9 minutes ago, f7ben said: Yes the guy I got the wagyu from is a retired big shot architect who does this as a retirement hobby. He does it exactly as you described. It’s insane how different the beef is. Dad is retired....so that is what he likes to fuck with. That being said, he needs to chill out, he's getting old and I'd hate to see him get hurt around the farm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertising Member Seatofmypants Posted August 10, 2023 Advertising Member Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Deephaven said: Steers fed a dairy cow diet are stellar btw. Are you high? Grain and hay only for my beef. Edited August 10, 2023 by Seatofmypants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled_Hed Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Seatofmypants said: True story....my pops is finishing out 2 wagyu calves for us (one steer and 1 heifer) I CANNOT WAIT. That being said he finishes out 20 head of angus steers a year so I already eat really good beef as it is...but I'm hoping for next level shit here. Finished in 18 months....he grinds his own feed, bales his own hay, so he controls the whole process. Butcher ages them for right at 30 days before cutting. Devil is in the details. My buddy does pretty much the exact thing. They're fed feed they grind, silage and high quality hay/baleage. The butcher comes right to the farm and they're hanging within a half hour. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertising Member Seatofmypants Posted August 10, 2023 Advertising Member Share Posted August 10, 2023 I will say as feeders they are started on grass and moved into the lot when they are like 7-800 lbs. Then they don't see any grass the rest of their days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 6 minutes ago, Seatofmypants said: Are you high? Grain and hay only for my beef. No....although the main difference is corn silage and some soy. Not talking feedlot shit, but family farm TMR. Fat caps get thicker, but the marbling is always well beyond prime. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertising Member Seatofmypants Posted August 10, 2023 Advertising Member Share Posted August 10, 2023 Just now, Deephaven said: No....although the main difference is corn silage and some soy. Not talking feedlot shit, but family farm TMR. Fat caps get thicker, but the marbling is always well beyond prime. My man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sled_Hed Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 4 minutes ago, Seatofmypants said: I will say as feeders they are started on grass and moved into the lot when they are like 7-800 lbs. Then they don't see any grass the rest of their days. Same. On pasture until weaning then usually only grass is hay. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyAspirated Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Seatofmypants said: Are you high? Grain and hay only for my beef. Dairy cows get only the ultimate premium feedstuffs. The ratios and quality of dairy cow inputs is unmatched in the commercial beef industry. Neal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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