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<blockquote data-quote="gman4691" data-source="post: 1799229" data-attributes="member: 43107"><p>Understood...I would call what we do "backgrounding". They are probably purchased by feedlots at auction. Pastures are in good shape and more than enough for the number of cows we have. Was just looking at feeding steers to be sold (creep feed with a bit of horse & mule feed here and there) for about three months before selling. And wondering if it would make much difference in weight compared to just letting them run with the rest of the cows until sale time. It is understood that prices are virtually unpredictable - somebody can sneeze wrong and the price can change overnight - just trying to control what variables I can in the hopes of getting a better check when it's all said and done. We have our own hay baled and have adequate grazing. Some of the inputs you mentioned are already taken care of in terms of grazing & hay pastures...I'm going to claim a victory on that front for last year. It wouldn't be any big step to separate out the steers about 2-3 months before selling and feed them something more than they would get just running with the cows. The ones I just sold just ran with the cows until last week and brought a good price but listening to what some folks are saying, their weight seemed a bit low given their age. I wonder if giving them a bit extra a little bit before the sale would make much difference in weight, and hopefully price. I've also kind of messed up a fair comparison because if I have a good many bull calves next year, they will be from a different bull so their growth rate could very well be different.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gman4691, post: 1799229, member: 43107"] Understood...I would call what we do "backgrounding". They are probably purchased by feedlots at auction. Pastures are in good shape and more than enough for the number of cows we have. Was just looking at feeding steers to be sold (creep feed with a bit of horse & mule feed here and there) for about three months before selling. And wondering if it would make much difference in weight compared to just letting them run with the rest of the cows until sale time. It is understood that prices are virtually unpredictable - somebody can sneeze wrong and the price can change overnight - just trying to control what variables I can in the hopes of getting a better check when it's all said and done. We have our own hay baled and have adequate grazing. Some of the inputs you mentioned are already taken care of in terms of grazing & hay pastures...I'm going to claim a victory on that front for last year. It wouldn't be any big step to separate out the steers about 2-3 months before selling and feed them something more than they would get just running with the cows. The ones I just sold just ran with the cows until last week and brought a good price but listening to what some folks are saying, their weight seemed a bit low given their age. I wonder if giving them a bit extra a little bit before the sale would make much difference in weight, and hopefully price. I've also kind of messed up a fair comparison because if I have a good many bull calves next year, they will be from a different bull so their growth rate could very well be different. [/QUOTE]
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