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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1832610" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>It boggles my mind. I don't understand how it is more beneficial to feed 6.5#/day vs 10#/day for a longer time. If you don't feed them to their potential growth from day #1, you are lowering their growth curve. I have always been taught to keep the growth curve high/steady for quickest/best finish and best marbling if you are looking at steers.</p><p>10#/day for 60 days is 600#. How many days are you feeding 6.5#? OBAX is probably paying less than $100 + hay. You said you are spending $1/day on grain. Are you "really" making more money keeping them longer and putting them out on grass?</p><p>I'm not arguing. Just trying to understand how spending $1/day all winter makes up for the "free" growth on grass vs just pushing them for potential growth and get rid of them ASAP. Time is $. Also, growth on grass time is really not FREE. And the longer you keep them, the more chances of health expenses, and death loss.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1832610, member: 968"] It boggles my mind. I don't understand how it is more beneficial to feed 6.5#/day vs 10#/day for a longer time. If you don't feed them to their potential growth from day #1, you are lowering their growth curve. I have always been taught to keep the growth curve high/steady for quickest/best finish and best marbling if you are looking at steers. 10#/day for 60 days is 600#. How many days are you feeding 6.5#? OBAX is probably paying less than $100 + hay. You said you are spending $1/day on grain. Are you "really" making more money keeping them longer and putting them out on grass? I'm not arguing. Just trying to understand how spending $1/day all winter makes up for the "free" growth on grass vs just pushing them for potential growth and get rid of them ASAP. Time is $. Also, growth on grass time is really not FREE. And the longer you keep them, the more chances of health expenses, and death loss. [/QUOTE]
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