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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 1398804" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>Used to buy 3-4 wts in winter and take them to 7-8 wts by August. Broke even on forage based back grounding and had a very very low COG on rented grass. You need to have a separate spreadsheet for each phase. Goggle Mike Baker for links to sheets and sensitivity analyses. There is more profit in stockers than cows IF you can manage the price risk.</p><p>Rate of gain is all over the map. You can MIG to 1.75#/day comfortably, and perhaps > 2.0#/day with better calves and a lot of clover. Energy supplement is key at turnout. Ground ear corn is great. A DDG mix is OK.</p><p>Turning out 4-5 wt steers is asking for problems. Heifers would be a little better. Four wts are not mature enough for 100% forage - - so stress & sickness will go up and ADG will go down. You can make it work if you also vaccinate for pinkeye and pail feed them every day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 1398804, member: 1715"] Used to buy 3-4 wts in winter and take them to 7-8 wts by August. Broke even on forage based back grounding and had a very very low COG on rented grass. You need to have a separate spreadsheet for each phase. Goggle Mike Baker for links to sheets and sensitivity analyses. There is more profit in stockers than cows IF you can manage the price risk. Rate of gain is all over the map. You can MIG to 1.75#/day comfortably, and perhaps > 2.0#/day with better calves and a lot of clover. Energy supplement is key at turnout. Ground ear corn is great. A DDG mix is OK. Turning out 4-5 wt steers is asking for problems. Heifers would be a little better. Four wts are not mature enough for 100% forage - - so stress & sickness will go up and ADG will go down. You can make it work if you also vaccinate for pinkeye and pail feed them every day. [/QUOTE]
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