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You have to have the Brewery close by to make Brewers Grain work. Are they bagging it off the truck(as in a silage bag)?

misuse of the term creepfeeding- was all I was talking about Texasbred.

just because it bothers me............ You are not creep feeding- that implies they have to crawl thru something to get at the feed and most importantly they are still on the cow. You have them on a self feeder. I just picked up on you saying they are eating nine lbs/day/head. The 16% feed...

Not with free choice hay and grass unless they have real good protein levels. That small you need 15-16% in the total ration.

I would want the protein much higher.

my pencil couldn't make that work now. Maybe by fall things will look different. I don't see how anyone buying bagged feed can make backgrounding purchased calves work.

last I tested had a negative Neg No tmuch use in that for feeders

Sorry --balancing cost effectively. Other roughage's end up being cheaper than trying to bring the values of Gin trash up at higher inclusion rates.

All cotton products improve the digestion of everything fed with it. Gin trash is far better roughage than hay. Gin trash is by far less valuable for energy and protein than hay. Its a real balancing act to decide if Gin trash has value in a growing ration. I use it if I can get it cheap...

I would go with the lick tank. It would tend to deliver more energy along with the protein than the blocks will. Urea pushes protein up without adding any energy and the fat added is not enough to make up the difference. Cows(actually all animals) have a natural control mechanism to deal with...

What is the DM % on the liquid?

Change your bull selection. A good half brahma cow (Angus, Hereford sire)will thrive well(esp tigers). Then use an Angus to get the calves down to quarter ears.

You had better have decent fences if you are going to limit feed. Cows will be unhappy, unhappy cows look for weak spots.

Sold a load 940 lb steers for 2.07/lb Several of them weighed over 970 lbs

Sold my calves- some of them grossed over $2000/hd Glad I am not trying to finish them.

A put is just like buying an insurance policy. You hope that you will end up never making your money back(the put expires worthless). The more you pay, the more coverage you have. I don't try and protect my profit- I just try and have enough covered so if things tank I can survive to buy in...

I didn't run these ingredients but simple math tells me that you may be low on protein and very low if you add beet pulp to this mix. 1800lbs @ 9% + 200lbs @ 42%= 2000lbs@ 12.3% Based on DM you can add up to 1/2 beet pulp to the ration . I have no idea if a Holstein would gain good on that...

Right now you probably can get by with all bought feed. When things tighten again its the people with an edge(cheaper feed/premium market) that will stay in business. Just on't put much into infrastructure that needs to be paid for- which is what forces you to stay in operation when you are...

You tapped out- their daily maintenance requirements are being met. They need to be exceeded in order to gain weight. As they get bigger their maintenance needs increase. You will really notice this when they start growing frame. Make sure you are weighing under the same conditions. The rumen...

Just an idea- why not make something useful with the soybeans and make use of the byproduct.