Author Topic: Killing out % of a Galloway (Read 2133 times)

Pundyburn Lynn · « **on:** September 08, 2015, 05:15:31 pm »

Hello folks - quick question...

Does anyone have an killing out percentage handy for Galloway cattle. Can't find it easily on Google...

Thanks!
Lynn

Pundyburn Lynn · « **Reply #1 on:** September 08, 2015, 05:17:48 pm »

As in liveweight to deadweight...

Louise P · « **Reply #2 on:** September 08, 2015, 09:24:31 pm »

Sorry can't help more as I don't know what they were live weight. But my last Belted Galloway steers went at 23 months old and they looked pretty average for the breed. I got about 140kg of saleable meat back from 1 and around 160kg from the other. Hope this helps a bit.