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<blockquote data-quote="Lee VanRoss" data-source="post: 1730826" data-attributes="member: 40072"><p>Try the math and see what comes up. You did not give a current weight but did indicate 3% of body weight.</p><p>3% is pretty well accepted as what a cow will eat per day if available.</p><p>You indicated small angus herd without regard to steers and heifers. <em>Steers will have a greater propensity for gain.</em></p><p>Using an in weight of 800 lbs. and finish at 1400 would require an additional 600 lb. gain.</p><p>With the ration referenced they should be gaining 3.25 + per day and this will increase as they get larger.</p><p>This may be subject to conjecture but I would venture another 150 days to slaughter with the last 30 days </p><p>consuming close to 40 lbs. of feed per day and gaining right at 5lb per day. This is using a hot ration with no or</p><p>very little hay and will require around 4500 lbs of feed at .20 per for a cost of around $900 to feed on out to 1400.</p><p></p><p>I would consider an input of 20 cents a lb. for input as prohibitive. Feeding some hay will lower this albeit will </p><p>require more time to finish. I did use 7-1 ratio POF/POG Yours may beat that... good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lee VanRoss, post: 1730826, member: 40072"] Try the math and see what comes up. You did not give a current weight but did indicate 3% of body weight. 3% is pretty well accepted as what a cow will eat per day if available. You indicated small angus herd without regard to steers and heifers. [I]Steers will have a greater propensity for gain.[/I] Using an in weight of 800 lbs. and finish at 1400 would require an additional 600 lb. gain. With the ration referenced they should be gaining 3.25 + per day and this will increase as they get larger. This may be subject to conjecture but I would venture another 150 days to slaughter with the last 30 days consuming close to 40 lbs. of feed per day and gaining right at 5lb per day. This is using a hot ration with no or very little hay and will require around 4500 lbs of feed at .20 per for a cost of around $900 to feed on out to 1400. I would consider an input of 20 cents a lb. for input as prohibitive. Feeding some hay will lower this albeit will require more time to finish. I did use 7-1 ratio POF/POG Yours may beat that... good luck [/QUOTE]
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