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 KZread 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.

@dexterranch

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Nice. Good finish weights. I’m going to have to see if anybody around here does this kill and chill.

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

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.

@dexterranch

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Man that’s really impressive for a Dexter. Great job! I think 400lbs is about top for the animals I have on the farm now. I think Maverick the new bull will change that but that’s a few years down the road. This year was just a crap shoot as far as grass. I only mowed my front yard 2 times the whole season. Worst year in 30 years. Says the old man down the road. Thanks for the comment. Nice for people to see what’s possible.

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

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. 😊

@dexterranch

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Sounds great! I never really got good at cooking. Just grill or skillet until it’s to temp lol. I probably need to try some new techniques. Hope all is well with you and your family. I will keep an eye out for your video!

@SamWereb

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Why do you wash them?

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.

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

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

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.

@dexterranch

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Nice! I am really impressed with the beef so far. Im really glad that it taste good cuz that would be fun to have all that meat and it not be good. Thanks for watching.

guga makes the best steaks on you tube

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.

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!

@dexterranch

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I was really surprised with how much space it filled up. I think it would be tough to fit a full size cow in there.

Excellent information

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.

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

@dexterranch

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Hey Dennis. Hope all is well. I am not a great cook lol. I have seen that done. Looks like it’s worth trying.

@dennissherwood9952

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@@dexterranch I have used this technique on tough cuts of beef and works great. Slow bake at 250 degrees until the internal temperature reaches the degree of done you prefer and remove. The meat will look undone. Next get a pan very hot. Add some beef fat to the pan. Dear the meat so you get a nice looking crust. The meat will taste very beefy and the crust is like bbq burnt ends. You will have experiment with the right length of baking time to discover your favorite degree of doness.

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…!

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...........

@dexterranch

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They did and I ask for Pattie’s, but either they are packaged the same as the ground beef or they messed up and didn’t do it cuz I haven’t noticed any Pattie’s out there.

@tpfromcentralpa1692

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@@dexterranch With the butcher paper they might be there, guy we used years ago made square ones and put them in paper. Guy I use these days makes round ones and vacuum seals everything. Like anything else, depends who you ask on which is better. Did you have to feed hay that wasn't as good of quality as normal with it being dry this year? I imagine that would hurt a grass only setup quite a bit as the cows never can get ahead much.

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

My steer was 411lbs on the hook

@dexterranch

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Nice! The drought this year did not help these guys out.

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

@dexterranch

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That sounds right yes.

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

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

@dexterranch

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I’m sure it will be plenty unless you have a really big family. Even then it will be enough to last for a while I’m sure.

Mine went 14 days that's pretty typical

@dexterranch

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Yeah I was waiting for a while.

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

@dexterranch

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Lol. Yeah I think a lot of people like it like that.

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

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

@401KDexters

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FYI: They have info on the ADCA web site.

@shaunsmuder1637

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@401KDexters yea, I know that I was mainly trying to get this guy to respond. He hasn't put out a video in a while, so I was hoping to get a response from him. Just to chat again. I see buy your name, you must be involved in Dexter's, if you don't mind me asking where are you from? How many Dexters do you have? I'm from Minnesota and have a small heard between 10 & 20 at any given time, and the name of our place is Red Dexter Ranch.

@401KDexters

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@shaunsmuder We're in East Texas, new to Dexters, just getting started with our own channel (check us out). We've got 7 head currently and enjoying the breed!

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

How about a new video bro

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

@dexterranch

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Wow. That’s a lot of meat. And a good price!

Well done no pink at all glad to see you back

@dexterranch

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It’s tough to cook them like that without making them tough. But I understand. Thanks you!

Medium Rare!

I got 3 hogs going in 2 weeks

@dexterranch

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They sell some ground beef at my local supermarket called Boston beef. It’s 80% beef and 20% pork. Really good for burgers.

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$

@dexterranch

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Not bad

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.