Ok I'm convinced! I know I said it would be a couple of months before we had informaton on our belties, but when we weighed and ultrasounded steers one was ready to go. 1,200 lb on the hoof and 791 hot hanging wt. so far so Great! The best thing is he graded Prime on GRASS! This is amazing! I knew these were good efficient cattle but Hot Dawg! We usually grade Choice + but to get one to make Prime is cause for celebration. We looked at several Heritage breeds to bring into our operation and knew that the belties fit well with our rotational grazing program. We were sceptical about the information we received about the efficiency of the breed on grass (You know Ranchers, No way can it be better than what we've been doing since before the Dead Sea Got Sick.) I'm sorry I doubted you Gene! Mea culpa, Mea Culpa. If this is any indication of what we are going to produce consistently I'm one happy camper! We have always had very strict standards for our production animals and this is a Prime(pun intended) example of what Superior Genetics coupled with Superior Stewardship can produce. Meg