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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1712282" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>[USER=24816]@Ky hills[/USER] - I think you know my program. Obviously, I have growthy calves. They will weigh around 650-750# when I pull them off dam (6-8 mos old). I put them directly on WSC with some protein pellets (Sure Champ Ration Builder) and free choice good mineral. I increase each week as long as they are cleaning up. We butcher at 12-13 months of age with an average 750# carcass easily grading Choice avg to Choice +. They are super tender (young). I don't have a choice of doing it differently because I don't have the space for feedlot calves except during the summer, so this works great with our fall calves born Sept/Oct, butchered mid Oct.</p><p>Our 3 this year had carcass wts of : 772, 762 & 756#</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1712282, member: 968"] [USER=24816]@Ky hills[/USER] - I think you know my program. Obviously, I have growthy calves. They will weigh around 650-750# when I pull them off dam (6-8 mos old). I put them directly on WSC with some protein pellets (Sure Champ Ration Builder) and free choice good mineral. I increase each week as long as they are cleaning up. We butcher at 12-13 months of age with an average 750# carcass easily grading Choice avg to Choice +. They are super tender (young). I don't have a choice of doing it differently because I don't have the space for feedlot calves except during the summer, so this works great with our fall calves born Sept/Oct, butchered mid Oct. Our 3 this year had carcass wts of : 772, 762 & 756# [/QUOTE]
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