Chapter 51: It's going to get better and better
Thinking that he was going to do it, Wei Da also began to prepare for such a thing as buying crayfish; It's beef every day, although it tastes good, but you will get tired of eating too much delicacies from the mountains and seas, Wei Da is not tired of eating beef, but he really feels that he needs to enrich some of his vegetable baskets a little.
However, before buying river shrimp, Wei Da also needs to know some information about his own ranch; Nowadays, the cow is not small, and it is not bad to slaughter a cow a little. Wei Da thinks this is very good, the current cattle can only be regarded as half the size, and the meat should still be relatively tender.
"How's it going, guys?" Weida rode to the cattle pen, and the pasture was now changing the pasture, so the cattle and sheep were basically kept in captivity.
"Looks good, they're all healthy little guys!" Old Simon glanced at Wei Da, who was playing with the Five Uniques, and laughed, the growth rate of these beef cattle is really fast, basically increasing the growth rate by nearly one-third; Watching these calves grow gradually, old Simon was also full of joy.
Seeing that Fang Liang and Fang You brothers skillfully set out a cow, Old Simon also nodded to Wei Da; The Fang brothers' abilities may not be the best in the ranch, but they can also be said to be qualified cowboys, at least they will not hold back, let alone mixed salaries.
"Brother Wei, I think this cow is four or five hundred kilograms now, it's not cost-effective to kill it now, they can almost grow to a thousand kilograms." Fang Liang patted the cow's neck, and it could be seen that he was still a little reluctant, after all, the current cow was not mature.
"It's okay, just slaughter one and taste it, it's the first time I've raised cattle here, so I have to know the quality of the meat." Wei Da smiled, watching the cowboys drive the cattle onto the trailer, Wei Da didn't need to worry about slaughtering or anything like that.
Riding the fat boy back to his house, he was ready to evaluate the quality of the meat with Old Simon and them, and of course he needed to taste the beef.
Although he is confident in his feed, the growth rate of beef cattle in his pasture is indeed faster, and the grass here is constantly upgrading, Wei Da believes that even if his beef does not reach the highest grade, it will not be bad.
Went to the vegetable garden to pick some fresh vegetables, and Wei Da was preparing dinner unhurriedly; Of course, the dinner dinner is still home-grown beef, and now Wei Da is still looking forward to it, and he believes that his beef will definitely not disappoint.
"Old Simon." Hearing the sound of the pickup's powerful engine, Weida also walked out of the house, and old Simon took the cow to the slaughterhouse; I have to say that the people here in the United States have nothing to do but think about messy things, and they still need to pay attention to what humanity and the like are slaughtering a cow, which is purely to increase the cost of breeding, no wonder their economy has been sluggish in recent years.
"Wei!" Old Simon was in a good mood, and it seemed that the quality of the beef was also very good; This made Wei Da even happier, which was a very good sign; Seeing that little Simon was also happily carrying the beef into the house, Wei Da felt that it might be time for him to make a lot of money.
"Wei, congratulations, you've succeeded!" Old Simon was beaming, and the high-quality beef cultivated in Weida's ranch also means that the ranch is more profitable; And for Simon Sr., this is also a very good thing, because Wei Dake generously said that part of the profits in the ranch will be dividends for the cowboys.
"The meat production is very good, more than 60 percent!" Old Simon said happily, and Wei Da also cheered, which is really good news.
Meat production often affects the quality and profit of beef, a mature cow of about 1,000 kilograms of 60% of the meat production represents more than 600 kilograms of beef available for consumption, which is really a very good meat production. Aside from inedible beef bones and the like, the meat yield of 600 kilograms is really good; Moreover, Lao Mei's tripe, beef intestines and the like are basically not eaten, plus blood and the like, which will definitely affect the yield of beef.
Wei Da is very happy that this kind of meat production can ensure that his beef is more popular, which can also ensure that his ranch can get more profits; Although Wei Da made some money, he also knew that he would still need more output from the pasture in the future, and maybe he would be able to make more money soon.
"Look at our beef, look at the marbling, it's pretty good." Old Simon triumphantly spread the beef on the kitchen counter and pointed to the beef.
Beef in the United States has been eaten for a long time, and there are strict criteria for grading beef, which can basically be said to have three grading methods now. Generally speaking, the first is to see whether the beef has undergone a process of physical precipitation after slaughter, the second is the way the beef is raised, and finally the feed fed by the owner is graded. In layman's terms, it is to see whether the meat quality is fresh, to see the tissue distribution of beef, and to see the moisture and fat of beef.
Looking at these light red tender beef, Wei Da was in a good mood; And marbling is a standard for the quality of beef many times, and the fat in the beef muscle fibers is distributed in a white marbling pattern, which is called beef marbling. Generally speaking, the more marbling and the richer, the more tender the beef, the better the quality, and the higher the price; And now the marbling of the beef here in Weida is not very rich, but it is indeed very good compared to ordinary beef.
"This is the tenderloin, the shoulder steak, the outsole, the ribs" Old Simon patiently introduced the distinction of beef, and there is also a price gap between the parts of the beef, for example, the ribs and the bottom plate are definitely not as good as the price of the tenderloin.
Wei Daqiang listened patiently, in fact, he still has some understanding of beef, but he has been working hard to run the ranch for nearly half a year, and he usually does not buy less beef. It's just that he only knows a little about these things, and now he knows more under the advice of old Simon.
"Man, I think I know what these beefs taste like, and of course I want to know their grade." It can't be said that Weida is a philistine, but because he is a rancher, of course, he wants to know more about the profit margin of the ranch.
"I think maybe the tenderloin will be able to reach the optional level, which is the second level, and the rest, maybe the third level. Man, that's a pretty good result. "Simon Sr. is really satisfied, he has worked on a lot of farms, but to be honest, he really hasn't worked on a second-class high-quality farm.
Wei Da frowned, he was not satisfied with this result; The quality of U.S. beef is broadly divided into eight grades, of which below the fifth grade can basically be said to be very poor quality beef. The fourth and third grade beef can be said to be the main purchase object of the average customer, which is a dozen dollars, a few dollars a pound of beef.
The quality of the second-grade beef is very good, it can be seen in general supermarkets, and the price can reach about tens of dollars a pound, which can be said to be high-quality and high-quality beef.
As for the first tier of beef, most of these grades are sold in high-end restaurants. Most of the restaurants that sell this grade can see the word "U.S. Prime" on the door, which means that the beef used in this restaurant is the highest grade beef recognized by the U.S. government, and even this kind of beef only accounts for about 3% of the beef market in the U.S. market, and many of these high-quality beef are Japanese Wagyu beef.
Although Wei Da is a little disappointed now, he is basically satisfied; Of course, he wants to breed the best breeds of cattle, and he also wants to produce the highest quality beef, but now it is still a pity that such a thing is really impossible to reach the sky in one step.
It's also great that the beef is basically the second grade, well, there are only a few parts of the beef that can reach the second grade. Wei Da feels that his current income may be very good, a cow can reach an average of 600 pounds of beef, even if the price is ten dollars a pound, a cow can bring nearly 6,000 dollars, and now he has nearly 700 cows, which can be nearly more than 4 million US dollars, not to mention the cost, in fact, he can also earn a lot.
Weida's feeling is still good, although this is a bit different from the profit he calculated at the beginning, but overall it is very good, this is an acceptable profit margin. Although the current Weida also understands that the cattle production in the pasture needs to be continuously and slowly exported, but in general, this is also a good thing.
The current beef is not of the highest quality, but Weida is confident; Now that the grass is being upgraded, Weida believes that by the time the cows can give birth, it will also ensure that the quality of the beef will be better and better. To a large extent, running a pasture is about cultivating pasture, and Wei Da believes that the benefits of the party's own pasture will get better and better, because he has better and better pasture, and because the cattle breed will continue to upgrade.
"That's great, I think soon we'll be making a lot of money, man, that's good news, but trust me, our beef is going to get better and our ranch is going to be better!" Wei Da is confident that the ranch will indeed get better and better, there is no doubt about it.