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Carcass Data
Carcass performance is nothing new to us at PAA. And we have the data to back it up. PAA cattle marketed through Angus GeneNet consistently earned greater returns than other cattle marketed in the program.
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PAA
Data from Angus GeneNet |
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Comparison
Data |
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All PAA Sired
Calves |
All PAA Sired
Calves |
PAA Purebred
Calves |
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Iowa
Beef Center Grid Demo 1999 |
98
Angus GeneNet Average |
Year |
1998 |
1999 |
1999 |
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1999 |
1998 |
No. of Head |
256 |
493 |
48 |
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3159 |
4894 |
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Prime, % |
10.5% |
8.7% |
10.4% |
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4.7% |
5.0% |
Upper 2/3
Choice, % |
32.1% |
22.5% |
31.3% |
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22.8% |
18.8% |
Choice, % |
46.5% |
50.3% |
56.3% |
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48.7% |
55.2% |
Choice and
Above, % |
89.1% |
81.5% |
97.9% |
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76.2% |
79.5% |
Select, % |
9.8% |
18.3% |
2.1% |
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22.1% |
19.0% |
Standard
& Off
Grades, % |
1.2% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
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1.7% |
1.5% |
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Yield Grade
1, % |
2.7% |
1.0% |
0.0% |
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12.7% |
5.2% |
Yield Grade
2, % |
35.3% |
44.6% |
43.8% |
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48.9% |
35.9% |
Yield Grade
3, % |
59.2% |
52.6% |
56.3% |
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33.4% |
53.3% |
Yield Grade
4, % |
2.7% |
1.8% |
0.0% |
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4.6% |
5.4% |
Yield Grade
5, % |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
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0.3% |
0.2% |
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Light &
Heavy Wt Carcasses |
0.0% |
0.2% |
0.0% |
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4.5% |
2.3% |
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Premium per
Head, $ |
$32.17 |
$32.13 |
$55.56 |
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$20.04 |
$21.40 |
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$35.52 extra for PAA Purebred Steers in 1999! |
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$12.09 extra for PAA Sired calves in 1999! |
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$10.77 extra for PAA Sired calves in 1998! |
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