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12 steers starting out on rented pasture!!
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<blockquote data-quote="cypressfarms" data-source="post: 756681" data-attributes="member: 2653"><p>CanadianCowboy,</p><p></p><p>What is your goal here? Glad that you got some steers; but what are going to do with them?</p><p></p><p>I'll give you an example of what some do down south where I am when they have the grass:</p><p></p><p>Buy small steers/weanlings around 400 pounds or so in the fall. Fall is important because historically fall prices are always lower. Keep steers through the winter (while gaining weight )and sell in the spring when prices are historically higher. Most people doing this plant ryegrass so that the cattle will have grass to eat through most of the winter, and they feed hay as well - though not as much as a cattlemen in your area would. </p><p></p><p>There is a member on the CT boards who has a saying that goes something like "everytime you open a feed bag you lose money" (Caustic Burno). This is right to an extent, because cattle are grazers; they are made to convert grass into beef. If your going to make money, the less feed the better.</p><p></p><p>Unless you are trying a stocker operation where you take steers, feed the out and sell the fed calf. If that's the case, then you can crowd them in and pour the feed to them and how many acres per calf is meaningless.</p><p></p><p>From your comment about Ivomec pour on taking care of flys, I'm guessing your real new at this. at least you have looked up resources (Ontario Cattlemen's Association). I'd recommend that you contact a local cattlemen to your area and start asking questions. Your area in Canada is totally different than mine for raising cattle, but without a plan and the "know how" it will fail.</p><p></p><p>Not trying to sound negative, but real.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cypressfarms, post: 756681, member: 2653"] CanadianCowboy, What is your goal here? Glad that you got some steers; but what are going to do with them? I'll give you an example of what some do down south where I am when they have the grass: Buy small steers/weanlings around 400 pounds or so in the fall. Fall is important because historically fall prices are always lower. Keep steers through the winter (while gaining weight )and sell in the spring when prices are historically higher. Most people doing this plant ryegrass so that the cattle will have grass to eat through most of the winter, and they feed hay as well - though not as much as a cattlemen in your area would. There is a member on the CT boards who has a saying that goes something like "everytime you open a feed bag you lose money" (Caustic Burno). This is right to an extent, because cattle are grazers; they are made to convert grass into beef. If your going to make money, the less feed the better. Unless you are trying a stocker operation where you take steers, feed the out and sell the fed calf. If that's the case, then you can crowd them in and pour the feed to them and how many acres per calf is meaningless. From your comment about Ivomec pour on taking care of flys, I'm guessing your real new at this. at least you have looked up resources (Ontario Cattlemen's Association). I'd recommend that you contact a local cattlemen to your area and start asking questions. Your area in Canada is totally different than mine for raising cattle, but without a plan and the "know how" it will fail. Not trying to sound negative, but real. [/QUOTE]
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