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rule of thumb in the south (central MS.) is 4 bales per head for the winter

I am cow/calf. I enjoy the cow/calf operation. Don't know much about running steers besides it's a volume game if you want to make any money. There's no easy way to make money in the cattle biz. In regards to your example above the numbers on the steer look good on paper, but it's so many...

Pasture raised not grass fed. I'm going to sell cuts as a add on item in my csa boxes that i already sale

That was very helpful, thanks!

After all expenses what was your profit per animal?

Thanks. If there is a drought then i'll have plenty of good hay

Thank you sir for the vocabulary lesson on Grass. My plan is to let them graze a high quality forage such as a legume/cereal grain mix, at the same time they would be fed a certain amount of grain (corn) each day as well.

As I said in my first post it would be a high quality forage such as a cereal grain/legume mix That would be seeded in the fall.

I'm in Mississippi not the midwest. They'll be on the grass from Feb 1 till May sometime It wont be a drought in that time frame.

I'd be direct selling beef. Customers want to see a happy cow on grass and not cramped up in a feedlot. That's my reasoning for wanting to have them always on grass.

I'm planning on finishing steers on high quality grass and grain. My plan is to let them graze a high quality forage such as a legume/cereal grain mix, at the same time they would be fed a certain amount of grain (corn) each day as well. My question is since they have access to high quality...

What did you feed him as a finishing feed?

would be feeding them with buckets so mixing by hand. In my area soybean meal, corn, corn gluten meal, cotton seed

Pretty rare around here too. Thanks

I've used the search feature on this site, but haven't found the answer i'm looking for. I plan to feed out a few steers for around 100 days while still on pasture. I'm looking for a simple ration mix to feed them. For example: -75% shelled corn -25%oats I'm wanting to mix my own and feed...