Beef Steer goes to the Processor – Did we meet our Target Weight?

Today is the big day – our beef steer (AKA That Spooky Cow) goes to the butcher to fulfill his ultimate purpose in life. We reveal how much he weighed (did we meet our goal?) and share why we’re doing this in the first place. Also, goats: why are they the way that they are?
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We purchased this beef steer from Futrell Farms in Cadiz, KY. The Futrells raise high quality beef cattle and sell freezer beef direct to consumers. Reach out to them on Facebook if you’re interested in local farm-raised beef!

★ Futrell Farms – Cadiz, KY: https://www.facebook.com/futrellfarms/

One of the goals we have for our farm is to raise as much of our food as possible. We’re doing our best to keep a garden (we’ll do better next year, we promise!) and next year we hope to raise and process meat chickens. Half of a beef will feed our family for a year, and since we just had another steer processed in February 2021 we are selling this steer to some of our friends and family. Keeping the steer on the farm fits into our rotational grazing plan which improves the quality of our soils and pasture, meaning our land is more productive. We still have a lot to learn about this process but we believe the best way to learn is to jump right in and get to work.

We’re incredibly thankful for the life of this animal and what it means to our family. We want to be good stewards of God’s Creation and we strive to make sure that this process is done in as respectful of a manner as possible. Thank you for watching our channel! If you’re enjoying us, please consider subscribing and ringing the notification bell so you won’t miss the next video. See y’all soon!
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