Typically a steer will eat 2.23bs dry matter per 100 lbs body weight. Here is an example of one of the rations I feed. Pretend we are feeding a 550 lbs steer
whole corn 7.58 lbs 85% dm 6.43lbs dm
wdg 6 lbs 50% dm 3lbs dm
corn syrup 3.6 lbs 40%dm 1.44
alfalfa hay...