IT PAYS TO BUY NAME BRAND BRANDED
We continue to see the lowest cattle numbers in history along with steady and increasing demand for high quality beef driving prices to new highs. Predictions are set for continued profitable beef production in the cow calf segment for the next several years. At Cavender Ranches we believe name brand cattle backed by years of no a nonsense, disciplined breeding program adds value whether describing registered seedstock or commercial replacement females. That is what you get when you buy Cavender Ranch females either commercial or registered. As you can see by the documented harvest data on the steers and heifers we have fed over the past five years, we believe in our product and we know they work under real
world conditions. These cattle harvested are out of the very kind of replacement females we are selling. The other thing we recognize, is that customer service goes a long way in adding value to the Brand. We stand behind these cattle and look forward to growing our relationship after the sale. We want to be a part of growing your cattle business and assisting you in adding value after your purchase. Whether that means, buying your steers or heifers, assisting in merchandizing your steers because we have some strong relationships built with some outstanding cattle feeders, or in bringing the resulting offspring of your purchases back through this sale offering in the future, we stand ready to work with you.
GENETICS FOR THE REAL-WORLD FEEDING CATTLE FOR 25 YEARS Cavender Ranches Carcass Data 2020-2025 We have been feeding our own steers for over 20 years. We are please with the results and we have been documenting and collecting the carcass data on our Caender Brangus and Neches River steers and non-replacement heifers since 2020. The data below is all of the data we have, it is not a select group or groups but literally all of it. It is real world data on steers and heifers sired by Cavender Ranch bulls. We feel it is valuable to benchmark what our bulls can do on commercial cattle just like those of our customers. The harvested cattle are out of a variety of genetics on the dam side varying from multigeneration commercial Brangus cows to true F1 Angus X Brahman and F1 Tiger Stripes to Brangus sired Super Baldy dams.
Choice and Prime Combined
Harvest Year
Avg Yield Grade
# Harvested # Prime
% Prime
# Choice
% Choice
# Select
% Select
NRL/Cut
# CAB
% CAB Dressing %
Total 2020 Total 2021 Total 2022 Total 2023 Total 2024
738 679 351
54 48 34 62 11 21
7% 600 7% 510 10% 267 5% 911 5% 189 4.7% 340
81% 81 75% 118 76% 50 79% 182 81% 33 76.1% 82
11% 3 17% 3 14% 0 16% — 14% 1 18.3% 4
3.40 2.99 3.17
199 195
27% 63.9% 89% 29% 63.7% 82% 26% 63.6% 86% 23% 63.89% 84% 29.5% 64% 85% 21.9% 65.0% 80.8%
93
1155
2.6
261
234 447
3.15
69 98
2025
2.9
Total All Years
3604
230
6% 2817
78% 546
15% 11
2.97
915
25% 64.0% 85%
Interestingly the 2024 closeouts were in July and September, meaning these cattle withstood the heat and thrived. The average of the past 5 years is pretty impressive we think. The Yield Grade has improved by a half of a grade since 2020 as we continue to add more muscle to these cattle! At the same time we were able to average 64% dressing percentage. We have also been able to hold our choice and prime percentages above 80% while improving yeild grade. The cattle gained in the feedlot and hung on the rail. That pretty much sums up our goals in producing the real world sires for our customers. Bigger quality values with less waste. And heifer mates that make real world beef cows in our program and those of our customers.
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