![]() ![]() In theory, an animal that is 24 months old that has enough marbling could grade “prime,” “choice,” or “standard,” but not ‘select.” At 24 months of age, you are starting to push the maturity standard. The Select grade is limited to steers, heifers, and cows with a maximum age limitation of approximately 30 months. Maturity is determined by the hardness of the bone. Just because fat in the carcass increases doesn’t ensure that marbling to achieve a prime carcass. 100 Grass Fed Beef, Lamb, Mutton and Hogget About Us Browse Departments Spices and Rubs (4) Subscription Meat Boxes (6) Wild Game (23) Free Range Pork (. As a general rule, using typical feedlot finishing diets, as days on feed increase, fat in the carcass increases, and marbling increases. The two criteria that determine quality grade are marbling (intramuscular fat) and bone maturity. Our Beef is: pasture raised (free range), No antibiotics No growth hormones Our beef is as healthy as you can get it. ![]() SCP raised Piedmontese cattle, butcher chickens, eggs. Ground Beef (7.55/lb) All about our Beef We deliver to the Victoria and Nanaimo area for free. Some calves are backgrounded, grown on grass pastures, then fed a high-energy diet for a short period of time (100 to 120 days), and then slaughtered. Louis/Jefferson County, we offer a full lineup of Angus Beef, quality local Pork and free range Chicken. ![]() The reason for the range in age is that some calves are weaned and go directly to a feeding facility and are finished for slaughter. Age at slaughter “typically” can be from 12 to 22 months of age for the high quality grade market. ![]()
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