Just bought two Irish dexters! One 3yr old bull and a 17 week old little guy. Our first go around here can’t wait to fatten him up w some sweet feed for 90 days and see how it turns out? Nice video thanks

We had a local processor kill and chill our first Dexter steer. They keep it in their locker for 2 weeks and we pick up the animal in quarters and process ourselves. We've done 5 total beef this way and are able to get one done from Saturday 8am-5pm then Sunday 8am-Noon. Cost for the kill and chill is $100. Weve acquired all the tools necessary over the years doing pigs and deer. Our first Dexter steer was 30-36 months (we bought him around 24-30 months) Guessing hisife weight was 725lb, hanging weight was 436lb and we Got 318lb of meat out of him. We've used the bearded butchers how to KZfaq video as a guide. As for the meat I think the grass fed does have a little different taste. My wife and I had a Dexter grass fed porter house and a grain fed short horn porter house and we noticed the Dexter steak had a lot more beef flavor and after eating it the grain fed steak just seemed to taste more like the seasoning we put on it. Good video. I like to use cast iron and butter on the grill. More of a medium rare guy tho.

We are a family that loves to cook. We wash the steaks Pat dry. Sprinkle generously on both sides with sea salt. Put into the refrigerator open, not covered for 24 hours or so. Less time is fine. Sear in a cast iron skillet on medium heat 5 minutes per side. Put on a plate, rest it for 10 more minutes. Cut. Perfection. I’ll do a video. It will be quick and dirty. Not as informative like yours. 😊

The last two from our breeding that went to processing were about 28 months old. Both very sweet dispositions. One was sold to a customer as company for a heifer I sold him. His hanging weight was 535 lbs. He said it was the best steaks he'd ever eaten. I sent in one that was just under 500 lbs hanging weight from the same bull. He was also a pleasant animal to raise so hard to take in for processing. We sold half with the customer's custom cut list and kept half. I put up pictures of live animal and steaks on American Production Dexter Breeders. I have kept one up to three years and we were similarly pleased with his meat. Hay was cheaper then.

Im a well-done kind of gal! Great informative video! 👍🏾 Thanks!

Now I'm hungry, LOL. Just got our first Dexter cattle. Looking forward to it, down the road.

You should run down to your local Walmart and get you a Lodge cast iron skillet. Medium high heat, 2 minutes on each side and then put in a 400 degree oven for 4-5 minutes. Let rest 1 minute.

guga makes the best steaks on you tube

Medium Rare on a grill, prefer charcoal over propane. I have never tried a pan fried steak. I took in 2 dexters this fall to be processed and they went to Olpe Locker. I had a good return and have been impressed with the flavor from mine.

I have a 20 cf stand-up and 2 pigs filled that sucker up. Had to re-arrange for door to shut. Can't wait to get my first Dexter done!

Miss seeing your videos, bud. Hope you are doing well!

That’s exactly what happened to me that’s why I started buying all of my processing stuff $900 will buy you a lot of processing equipment especially year after year after year. The last thing I need is to do a cool room for them to hang in.

Lol instead of giving your ground beef away make some beef jerky with it…:) wood be really delicious… you would need a dehydrater but it would pay for itself in no time…!

Excellent information

I did not hear you say beef ribs, beef liver, or beef tongue? What happened to these items?

Ever try reverse sear? Bake in oven first, then pan sear.

Can't believe you got no roasts! I never was a roast person, but Dexter roast in a crock pot is excellent in the winter! Did your butcher shop offer the hamburger in patties? Pete from Just a Few acres said I am lazy, but I get probably 3/4 of my ground beef in patties and with the family, they suck them up like a vacuum cleaner. Well, after they demo all the steaks...........

Yeah, just got to get your genetics and graze program on point the you get the fat. They been made to fatten well on graze just gotta nail it.

If I figured correctly, you got about 36% process meat from the total hoof weight of the steer.

I like my steaks still mooing when they're on my plate.

Around here it would have cost about 350 dollars for that butcher. $100 kill and disposal fee plus .80 cents a pound butcher price of hanging weight. Come to 352 $352÷185 lbs of meat would be $1.90/lb

Grass fed = more lean Grain fed= more fat/ marbling

beef tallow for cooking? olive oil does not handle the heat.

We sent 1 aberdeen cow and 2 hogs. Got back 375lbs beef 351lbs pork Total cost: $792

I am waiting and wondering about how much I'm going to get from my calf.

My steer was 411lbs on the hook

Hey what happened to you no more videos from you or what

I know you did a video on registering Dexter cattle could you fill me in on which video that was again It's not labeled registering Dexter kettle

Medium Rare!

Well done no pink at all glad to see you back

How about a new video bro

Mine went 14 days that's pretty typical

I got 3 hogs going in 2 weeks

Dude! quit flipping it! some mins on one side (optional extra fat on top your choice of fat) Flip same mins on other side finish 1 minute on first side ^4 mins medium rare, 5 mins medium, more mins is psychotic but you do you

And only went 24 months and butcher came here kill on site and cost us 400$

Ok. Call me a city girl, but after watching all the care that went into caring for your cows-eating them seems -brutal. If i were your wife, i would be looking at you sideways. I mean you are nice, but you were nice to the cows, too, and look what happened to them. Im sorry. I just cant watch. You turned me vegan.