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3381 Gershaw Drive SW T1B 3N2 Medicine Hat, AB, Canada

***UPDATE TO DEC 3, 2020 BRED SALE*** ****CHERRY COULEE - (Dispersal)**** 160 Red & Black cows 2nd calvers to middle age ... Bred Black and Red Angus Bulls out June 25th ****BRIAN & GRACE OLSEN (Dispersal) **** 170 Ranch Raised Cows - Majority Black 3rd Calvers to Middle Aged Cows bred Black Angus Bulls out June 8 - Aug 8 ****TRIPLE L RANCH LTD & DIAMOND L RANCHING**** HERD BUILDER SALE II - RANCH RAISED 255 Hd Top Quality Blk Bred Heifers (Cattle from Triple L Ranch Ltd., Hern Ranches, Stuber Ranch & Mackie Ranch) Explosed July 1 to August 15 to Blk Angus X Longhorn Bulls (Bulls are solid Black) Full Vaccination HERD PROGRAM (VBP Certified) At time of Preg Check - Ivomec Pour on + Virashield ****N OVER N RANCH**** 20 Red Angus Bred Ranch Raised Heifers Bred Red Angus Bulls out June 15TH ****PAUL & JILL MARTENS**** 20 Blk & BlkX 3rd & 4th Calvers Bred Blk & Red Angus Bulls Out June 25th To book in Breds for this sale or any other sale, please contact MHFC @ 403 526-3129 To watch our sale online please follow the link below: https://mhfc.ca/index.php/live

I posted this a few days ago and it has been an informative hit! I have had numerous people want to use the info. Fine by me - we need to continue the BEEF educ...ation. I cleaned it up a bit and changed some wording - to make it read easier and more what I thought - user friendly Print away and keep telling the story of BEEF! Check out our Tasty Affair page WORTH THE WEIGHT When it comes to beef weights, there are 3 different ones of which customers should be aware of. The first is LIVE weight. This is what the animal weighed on the hoof, or when it was alive. The next weight is HANGING weight. This is the weight that the butcher gives us after the animal has been taken back to the butcher shop to hang. The weight difference from LIVE to HANGING is from loss of blood, head, hide, hooves, viscera, lungs and heart. The HANGING weight is usually about 62% of the LIVE weight. (This percentage can vary from animal to animal with several variables). Let’s do an estimate on a 1200 pound animal. LIVE weight would have a HANGING weight of 744 pounds. 1200 pounds x 62% = 744 pounds = HANGING weight. This is the weight we base our per pound charges on. The butcher also charges cut/wrap fees based on this weight. The FINAL or TAKE HOME weight is again different. This weight is changed in 2 ways. From HANGING to TAKE HOME weight. About 4% is water weight lost during the 10-21 day period that the carcass is hung (or aged). Then about another 35% is lost during the cutting process. This amount is variable based on 2 factors, one is the amount of fat in the meat, and the other is the cuts that a customer requests. Higher fat, means more loss. Also, the more boneless cuts requested by the customer, the lower the FINAL weight. 744 pounds HANGING weight x 39% (4% water +35% loss during cutting process) = 290.16 pounds lost. 744 - 290.16 = 453.84 pounds of FINAL TAKE HOME weight. (Note - that the lower weight doesn’t mean that you are receiving less meat rather, you are receiving fewer bones). So why the hang time?? Hanging beef in a cooler for 10-21 days is recommended to improve tenderness. This process is called aging. This allows the enzymes in the meat to break down the proteins and improve eating quality. The process also allows the development of flavors associated with the aging process. Never hesitate to ask your questions to your Beef Source or your Butcher. Let your Beef Source worry about the LIVE weight - the Butcher worry about the HANGING weight - and you the Consumer worry about the FINAL TAKE HOME weight and get that cutting order just how you want it. We want you to have a ~Tasty Affair with your Beef

December 10, 2020 Bred Sale ****Estate of Rick Dawson**** 69 Breds consisting of Bred Hfrs to Middle Age Blk Cows Bred to Blk Angus Bulls ... Bulls Out June 5- Aug 5 Also selling 7 Blk Replacement Hfrs For any inquiries regarding this sale or any other sale please call the office @ 403 526-3129 To watch our sale online please follow the link below: https://mhfc.ca/index.php/live

Wednesday’s Regular Sale Results

**UPDATE TO NOV 26, 2020 Bred Sale** ****L&D FARMS (Dispersal)**** 60 Tan & Red Home Raised Cows 2nd Calvers - Mid Age Cows... Bred to Red Angus Bulls June 15-Sept 5 ****PENTONA BEEF & LAND (Dispersal)**** 9 Blk Angusx Bred Heifers Bred Longhorn Exposed June 10 - Sept 10 37 Blk & Blkx 2nd Calvers to Mature Cows Bred Blk Angus or Hereford Exposed June 10 - Sept 10 ****BRIAN KNODEL**** 20 Red Angus bred heifers Ranch Raised Bred Red Angus Bulls out June 6 - July 20 ****DALE WEISS**** 10 Red 2ND Calvers 8 Red 4TH Calvers Bred Blk Simmental Bulls out June 26 - AUG 30 ****GMC LIVESTOCK**** 10 Blk & Red Bred Hfrs Bred Red Angus Bulls out June 23 - AUG 23 ****MELVIN SCHMALZBAUER**** 4 Hfrs & 18 Middle Aged Cows Mostly Blk/Blk Cross Bred Blk Limo/Angus Cross Bull Bulls out June 4 - Mid Sept ****TYLER DUCE**** 11 Blk & Blkx Bred Heifers Bred Black Angus Bulls Out July 1 - Sept 1 ****JOHN KRESS**** 26 Red Angus Bred Heifers (Gary Haus Heifers) Bred Red Angus Bulls Out June 1 ****ROB PENDER**** 40 Red & Blk Bred Hfrs Bred Red Angus Bulls Out July 1-Aug 15 To Book Breds for this sale or any other sale, please contact the office @ 403 526-3129 To watch the sale live please follow the link below https://mhfc.ca/index.php/live