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Expected gains from spring grass flush?
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<blockquote data-quote="SCRUBS620" data-source="post: 364064" data-attributes="member: 5302"><p>Thanks LukeM86. That is what I was thinking and I believe I have read that somewhere. I was hoping to hear from someone who has done this. I know the average for stocker cattle held until fall is probably like 1 to 1.5 lbs/day but that is with the summer slump averaged in. I am hoping for more like 2 lbs/day if I only keep them while the grass is growing really well.</p><p></p><p>For the past couple of years I have bought small calves in the spring to put out on pasture. 1st year I got about 1.5 lbs ADG but that year I held them through summer and threw the grain to them towards fall so its not an accurate measure (lousy I know but I was still learning). The next year I sold one young bull in June and he had gained 2.3 lbs/day from march to june with about 3 lbs of grain per day. Another one I kept until september and he gained 2.98 lbs per day but agian with grain (avg 5-7 lbs/day) With the price of grain this year I would just like to feed them grass and a protein supplement if they will gain OK. Again this year I will probably sell them when the good spring growth is coming to an end. I would like to eventually overstock in march, get the most out of the grass and then reduce to what my pasture will hold through the hot dry summers here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SCRUBS620, post: 364064, member: 5302"] Thanks LukeM86. That is what I was thinking and I believe I have read that somewhere. I was hoping to hear from someone who has done this. I know the average for stocker cattle held until fall is probably like 1 to 1.5 lbs/day but that is with the summer slump averaged in. I am hoping for more like 2 lbs/day if I only keep them while the grass is growing really well. For the past couple of years I have bought small calves in the spring to put out on pasture. 1st year I got about 1.5 lbs ADG but that year I held them through summer and threw the grain to them towards fall so its not an accurate measure (lousy I know but I was still learning). The next year I sold one young bull in June and he had gained 2.3 lbs/day from march to june with about 3 lbs of grain per day. Another one I kept until september and he gained 2.98 lbs per day but agian with grain (avg 5-7 lbs/day) With the price of grain this year I would just like to feed them grass and a protein supplement if they will gain OK. Again this year I will probably sell them when the good spring growth is coming to an end. I would like to eventually overstock in march, get the most out of the grass and then reduce to what my pasture will hold through the hot dry summers here. [/QUOTE]
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