How much is a Luxi scalper?

Luxi cattle is famous for its large body drive, stable genetic performance, strong strength, tolerance to coarse feeding, suitable management, dry and elastic skin, and dual use of service meat. It has a high meat yield, tender meat quality, and fat evenly distributed among muscle fibers. It is known as "five flowers and three layers of meat". It is one of the world's famous beef breeds. Let's take a look at how much Luxi cattle cost!

How much does a cow cost?

The price of Luxi yellow cattle is basically the same all over the country. The price of calf with a little less than 200 jin is about 2000 yuan, the price of 4 months is about 3000 yuan, the price of 5 months is about 3500~4000 yuan, the price of 6 months is about 4000~4500 yuan, and the price of 7 months is about 4500~5000 yuan.

Growth Performance of Luxi Yellow Cattle

Luxi yellow cattle grow fast, the body size of one year old can grow to 79% of adult, the weight is 10.1 times of birth weight, the individual is tall, the bull body height is 146.3 cm, the body length is 160.9 cm, the chest circumference is 206.36 cm, the weight is 685.18 kg, and the maximum weight is 1040 kg. According to slaughter test results, the average slaughter rate of 18 month old steers was 57.2%, the net meat rate was 49.0%, the ratio of flesh to meat was 1: 6.0, the ratio of fat to meat was 1: 4.23, and the eye muscle area was 89.1 cm2. The average slaughter rate of adult cattle was 58.1%, the net meat rate was 50.7%, the ratio of flesh to meat was 1: 6.9, the ratio of fat to meat was 1:37, and the eye muscle area was 94.2 cm2. Muscle fiber is fine, meat quality is good, fat distribution is even, marble-like pattern is obvious, cortex is good, no sprouting eyes after processing, temperament is mild, body is strong and disease resistant, and it is easy to feed and manage.

Reproductive Performance of Luxi Yellow Cattle

Luxi yellow cattle sexual maturity age is about 12 months old for bulls and 8~10 months old for cows, breeding age is 2~2.5 years old for bulls and 1.5~2 years old for cows. Cows are sexually mature earlier, the age of first mating is generally 1.5~2 years old, and some can be conceived at 8 months old. Generally, one calf is produced every year, and the final production is 7~8 calves, up to 15 calves at most. Bulls mature late, generally start breeding after two years old, and the age of sexual function is the most vigorous before 5 years old. Luxi cattle belong to perennial estrous animals, but most of them concentrate in June ~ September. The estrous cycle is 15 - 35 days, with an average of 22 days. The gestation period of cows is 270~310 days, with an average of 287 days. Generally, one calf is born. The average survival rate of reproduction is more than 98%. The weight of newborn male calf is 22~35 kg, and female calf is 18~30 kg. The weaned male calf weighs about 145 kg and the female calf weighs about 120 kg. The average daily weight gain during lactation is 0.63 kg for bulls and 0.55 kg for cows.

Morphological Characteristics of Luxi Yellow Cattle

Luxi yellow cattle coat from light yellow to brown red, yellow in the majority, the fur color of the forebody is generally darker than that of the hindbody, the bull coat is darker than that of the cow, the nose and skin are red, and some have black spots. Most cattle have complete and incomplete three-powder characteristics, that is, eye circles, mouth wheels, abdomen is pink and white, commonly known as "three-powder characteristics". The nose mirror is mostly light flesh color, some cattle nose mirror has black spots or black spots. Cow horn type is mostly "inverted eight angle" or "shoulder pole angle", cow angle type is more "Longmen angle", color wax yellow or amber. The bull has high and broad shoulders, deep and broad chest, well-developed forequarters, prominent loins, straight mid-loins and rounded ribs. The front hoof is shaped like a wooden bowl, and the rear hoof is smaller and longer. Cow Qi Jia is flatter, the chest is narrower, the head is longer and delicate, the mouth is square, the neck is longer, the eyes are big and bright, the limbs are strong, the hooves are amber, the hind body is well developed, the back waist is short and straight, the hip is slightly inclined, and the tail is slender and spindle shaped. The body structure is divided into three types: tall bull, earth grabbing tiger and middle type.