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1000 lbs for a grass fed (haylage) 11 month old steer!
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<blockquote data-quote="ny_grass" data-source="post: 756002" data-attributes="member: 8237"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>Well, we're plugging along and I've decided that I'll need a couple more steers for the coming fall, so today, along with a friend who's bought from him before, I went out to see a cow/calf producer who has some very nice looking calves he says were born in June, July and August. There were 8 of them and they ranged in weight from 645 to 800. 6 of the them went to the friend who brought me. I might buy the remaining two (the 645 and one about 710 lbs). Now, to my still newbie eyes, the conformation on most of these animals looks excellent, but I question whether another 5 months on grass is going to be sufficient to finish them (I only interested in animals that will finish on grass alone). </p><p></p><p>However, when I asked the farmer whether he had any others for sale he said that he had 3 more, 2 of which were over 1000 lbs! They were born last May! He said their frame score was about a 5 or 5.5. </p><p></p><p>Now, this is my first time buying feeder/stockers but 1000 lbs seems pretty darn big for an 11 month old beefer; especially one that's been solely fed haylage over the winter. </p><p></p><p>So, my question is? Are there any problems with buying 1000 lb feeders? He wants $1.25/lb.</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p><p>JR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ny_grass, post: 756002, member: 8237"] Hi all, Well, we're plugging along and I've decided that I'll need a couple more steers for the coming fall, so today, along with a friend who's bought from him before, I went out to see a cow/calf producer who has some very nice looking calves he says were born in June, July and August. There were 8 of them and they ranged in weight from 645 to 800. 6 of the them went to the friend who brought me. I might buy the remaining two (the 645 and one about 710 lbs). Now, to my still newbie eyes, the conformation on most of these animals looks excellent, but I question whether another 5 months on grass is going to be sufficient to finish them (I only interested in animals that will finish on grass alone). However, when I asked the farmer whether he had any others for sale he said that he had 3 more, 2 of which were over 1000 lbs! They were born last May! He said their frame score was about a 5 or 5.5. Now, this is my first time buying feeder/stockers but 1000 lbs seems pretty darn big for an 11 month old beefer; especially one that's been solely fed haylage over the winter. So, my question is? Are there any problems with buying 1000 lb feeders? He wants $1.25/lb. Thanks JR [/QUOTE]
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