is it the female or male cow (Bull or cow) that gets turned into steak or other beef products?

Question

I am having an argument with somebody who thinks that it is only the male cows that get turned into steak etc. As you never see a field full of bulls as they will fight. I say say that it is both the males and females! WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Answer 1

both
especially male calves, almost all of those go to slaughter

Answer 2

It is both, but not bulls and cows. Cows are females that have given birth, bulls are uncastrated males. Steers are what mainly gets harvested (castrated males) because they don't have the testorone that bulls do and can be in the same pen. You can put a group of bulls in the same pasture, as long as they have been together since they were young. Heifers are the females that are younger females that are made into beef products. Some cows and bulls are culled and used for leaner meat, but it is a small percentage. Visit the website below for some stats.

Answer 3

Both sexes are eaten as beef, both are made into hamburger, steaks, roasts, etc. Whether it is a steak or not has nothing to do with what sex they are. Feedlots have more steers than heifers because they gain weight faster, but there are pens of heifers there. I say heifers because, here in Kansas anyway, only young cattle are slated for slaughter, it is a way to guard against unsafe beef being sold. You can eat an older animal of either sex but it generally isn't as tender. Dairy cows (Holstein, Jersey, etc) are the cows that are generally used for milking. They don't generally milk Angus, Limousine, etc. These we have for beef production. It takes a Holstein a long time to gain enough weight to be eaten.

Answer 4

Both. Milk cows and beef cows are often different breeds. Veal though, is usually male calves.

Answer 5

mainly males that get turned into steers at a young age(balls chopped off, maybe disgusting but true) but heifers(girls)get chopped up 2, females r mostly butcherd after they hav been used (milking, reproduction) the majority though of your steaks, n roasts r steers that wer grown jus for meat

Answer 6

females get used for milk and meant.males however,are used just for meat.and as for never seeing a field of bulls,the bulls tend to scatter around so that the dont fight and get a couple of the ladies to themselves lol

Answer 7

its Female they get used for milk then they get turned into meat .
A farmer has a few or one bull to do all the breeding.

Answer 8

only neutered bulls referred to as steer are used for your T- bone steaks.

Answer 9

both males and females...jeez who would want to be a cow?

Answer 10

its the males that make the steak

Answer 11

both. meat is meat not female no male ok. how old are you two by the way?