brenda
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Friend wants me to feed out a steer for him, ready for the freezer. How much per lb. is the norm for this?
brenda":1kuno1eo said:Friend wants me to feed out a steer for him, ready for the freezer. How much per lb. is the norm for this?
msscamp":1clp9fg5 said:When we were feeding out steers for slaughter, we built them up to a 5 gallon bucket of ground corn per day over the course of several weeks. I'm not sure exactly what that would weigh, but I'm thinking around 10-15 lbs, maybe a little bit more.
grannysoo":174zdbt0 said:msscamp":174zdbt0 said:When we were feeding out steers for slaughter, we built them up to a 5 gallon bucket of ground corn per day over the course of several weeks. I'm not sure exactly what that would weigh, but I'm thinking around 10-15 lbs, maybe a little bit more.
A 5 gallon bucket is going to weigh around 25 pounds.