Steer-A-Year Project, Olds College, Olds, AB - Carcass Data This is not an official test, but it does give us an idea of how Speckle Park steer carcasses compare to those of other breeds.
1999/2000 to 2004/2005>
1999/2000
2000/2001
2001/2002
2002/2003
2003/2004
2004/2005
S.P.
Others
S.P.
Others
S.P.
Others
S.P.
Others
S.P.
Others
S.P.
Others
# of Head
5
85
5
65
4
27
5
87
5
84
5
98
A1-AAA
3
12
2
1
1
12
2
15
2
19
AA
1
37
1
34
1
6
31
1
31
1
49
A
15
1
7
3
17
7
6
A2-AAA
3
0
1
5
2
5
2
15
4
AA
1
12
3
15
6
1
14
8
2
13
A
4
0
0
2
0
1
A3-AAA
1
0
1
2
1
2
7
1
AA
0
1
2
1
3
0
0
A
0
0
0
0
0
0
B1
1
0
2
1
0
0
6-Yr Average >
Speckle Park
Other Breeds
# of Carcasses:
29
446
Grading YG1-AAA:
8/29 = 28%
61/446 = 14%
Marbling AAA:
15/29 = 52%
106/446 = 24%
2000
Carcass data available on the entire 90 head entered.
2001
Carcass data available on only 65 of the 75 head entered.
2002
Carcass data available on only 31 of the 90 head entered.
2003
Carcass data available on 92 of the 95 head entered.
2004
Carcass data available on 89 of the 95 head entered.
2005
Carcass data available on 98 of the 105 head entered.
Speckle Park Stats>
Results Received
(All figures are averages)
2000
(5 head)
2001
(5 head)
2002
(5 head)
2003
(5 head)
2004
(5 head)
2005
(5 head)
Average
(20 head)
Arrival Wt. (lbs.)
583
519
603
606
584
552
575
Daily Gain (lbs.)
2.93
2.75
3.40
3.00
2.83
3.04
2.99
Feed Efficiency
(lbs of feed/lb of gain.)
5.9
5.1
5.3
6.9
5.5
5.6
5.7
Following data was not available every year on entire 5 head entered. The numbers in brackets indicate the number of head.
Dressed Wt. (lbs.)
611 (5)
557 (5)
755 (4)
697 (5)
700 (5)
685 (5)
664
(on 29 head)
% Lean Meat Yield
N/A
58.00 (5)
58.82 (5)
55.34 (5)
58.52 (5)
N/A
57.61
(on 29 head)
Rib Eye Area (sq. cm.)
N/A
N/A
87.5 (4)
78.2 (5)
85.5 (2)
N/A
82.9
(on 29 head)
Comments> 2000 - 60% (3 out of 5) of the S.P. carcasses graded A1-AAA
- 14% (12 out of 85) of the other carcasses graded A1-AAA
Averages After 4 Years (2000-2003) >
Sterling Silver Carcasses
19% (7/37) of the Speckle Park carcasses qualified as Sterling Silver
15% (44/289 of the other carcasses qualified as Sterling Silver
Averages After 6 Years (2000-2005) >
Grading Y1-AAA
32% (16/50) of the Speckle Park carcasses graded Y1-AAA
20% (74/369) of the other carcasses graded Y1-AAA
Marbling AAA
42% (21/50) of the Speckle Park carcasses marbled AAA
39% (144/369) of the other carcasses marbled AAA
Soeckle Park Stats >
2000
(8 head)
2001
(11 head)
2002
(11 head)
2003
(8 head)
2004
(7 head)
2005
(6 head)
6-yr avg.
(50 head)
Ideal
according to...
Avg. live wt.
1134 lbs
1138 lbs
1152 lbs
1158 lbs
1128 lbs
1180 lbs
1147 lbs
the Rules of Sterling
Avg. carcass wt.
687 lbs
689 lbs
698 lbs
711 lbs
680 lbs
702 lbs
698 lbs
Silver Carcass Competition
Avg. yield
60.52%
60.51%
60.61%
61.12%
60.28%
59.55%
60.52%
Avg. fat cover
8.8mm
7.0,,
8.8mm
8.3mm
10.3mm
8.5mm
8.5mm
4 mm
Avg. rib-eye area (sq. cm.)
79.75
92.30
83.50
88.50
80.3
85.3
85.24
80-89 sq. cm.
2001 - A Speckle Park steer carcass was named 'Grand Champion' of the Calgary Stampede Sterling Silver Carcass Competition. (A & W Farms Ltd., Islay , AB)
2003 - A Speckle Park heifer carcass was named 'Grand Champion' of the Calgary Stampede 'Halter to Hook' Competition. (Codiak Acres, Ardrossan , AB )
2004 - A Speckle Park heifer was named 'Grand Champion' of the Calgary Stampede 'Halter to Hook' Competition.
(A & W Farms Ltd., Islay , AB )
2006 - A Speckle Park steer was named 'Grand Champion' of the Calgary Stampede 'Carcass' Competition
(River Hill Farm, Neilburg , SK)
