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<blockquote data-quote="IluvABbeef" data-source="post: 506895" data-attributes="member: 3739"><p>Yep. Used to do both methods around here. The backgrounding part was during the winter when we would feed silage and hay (too much snow to put them out to pasture). The stockering was, like dun said, throwing the backgrounded calves onto pasture from middle of May to September or October. We bought the feeder calves as 500# weaners, turned them out on pasture when they were about 700#, and sold them as long yearlings at 900# to 1000# average through private treaty to the local feedlot. The amount of gain on pasture of course depending on the growing season or how much grass was available.</p><p></p><p>Just my 2 cents to chuck in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IluvABbeef, post: 506895, member: 3739"] Yep. Used to do both methods around here. The backgrounding part was during the winter when we would feed silage and hay (too much snow to put them out to pasture). The stockering was, like dun said, throwing the backgrounded calves onto pasture from middle of May to September or October. We bought the feeder calves as 500# weaners, turned them out on pasture when they were about 700#, and sold them as long yearlings at 900# to 1000# average through private treaty to the local feedlot. The amount of gain on pasture of course depending on the growing season or how much grass was available. Just my 2 cents to chuck in. [/QUOTE]
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