We are now in our second year of feeding steers in the National Hereford Feedout Program formerly known as the Genetic Outreach Program.  The steers are fed at Royal Beef Feedlot in Scott City, Kansas.  Last years steers fed in the Winter 2008 group did very well for us and the results are posted below. 08 Rankings Peformance Catagory Result 2nd Average Daily Gain 4.19 2nd Carcass Weight 880.8 4th Ribeye Area 13.48 6th Marbling 5.02 7th Fat Thickness .45  These rankings represent 16 different breeders that fed a total of 212 head. Our steers were only 15 to 16 months old when harvested and had a average payweight (4% shrink) of 1,410 lbs.   The ultra sound, performance and harvest data we are collecting is very valuable to our genetic progress.  ML Cattle is committed to producing cattle that adds value and produces the results our customers expect in real world production. Below are pictures of a few of our steers after about 30 days on feed.