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This is my second year raising cattle for beef. I have 5 in the feedlot right now. They are about 17 months old right now and weigh nearly 1,000lbs each. All 5 are crossbreeds from a Charlaise bull. One of them looks perfect, one little hereford is about 200lbs. behind the other 4, but he was smaller when I bought them. I have 2 Limousin/Charlaise cross bred steers in there also. My main concern is that the 2 Limousins just don't seem to be putting on much fat. They are in a good pasture with plenty of clover and are getting about 110 lbs. a day of ground corn with Purina 32N protein supplement. Should I increase the feed? They seem to be getting all they want as some is left in the bunk until next feeding. My theory is that the Limousins just mature at a larger size due to their breeding. They look very healthy to me, just not much fat. I will try to post pictures when I figure out how to do it. They have plenty of water and free choice to minerals. From my personal experience I don't think you can raise steers naturally and have them hit 1300lbs. at 18 months of age like some people claim to do. I use no anti-biotics and only all natural feed. No hormones or appetite booster either. Let me know what you all think please.