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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1775328" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>When and how long you feed depends on your management.</p><p>For me - I do not have a place to feed "feedlot" cattle through the winter. So, we only feed out fall born steers. They are born Sept/Oct and are weaned ~~April-ish~~. We get them started on a creep feed (WSC & whole oats w/ protein) around Feb, so weaning is less stressful and they have a good start. Not full feed creep, just give them a little maybe 3x a week. Just so they "know" what grain is. Once weaned, they get 1% BW of WSC + protein, increasing as I mentioned earlier. My goal is to finish them for October. They are on full pasture all summer - little bit of rotational grazing. Put on hay around August, still on a small pasture, but grass pretty slim pickings. "Generally" get them up to maybe 2% of BW. 2% of a 1000# steer is a lot of corn - 20# - to eat in 1 day. They can have more if they clean up and look like they need more pushing, but generally, that's about maxing out.</p><p>So, all this to say - I'm on a time frame. Wean & finish in 6 months.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1775328, member: 968"] When and how long you feed depends on your management. For me - I do not have a place to feed "feedlot" cattle through the winter. So, we only feed out fall born steers. They are born Sept/Oct and are weaned ~~April-ish~~. We get them started on a creep feed (WSC & whole oats w/ protein) around Feb, so weaning is less stressful and they have a good start. Not full feed creep, just give them a little maybe 3x a week. Just so they "know" what grain is. Once weaned, they get 1% BW of WSC + protein, increasing as I mentioned earlier. My goal is to finish them for October. They are on full pasture all summer - little bit of rotational grazing. Put on hay around August, still on a small pasture, but grass pretty slim pickings. "Generally" get them up to maybe 2% of BW. 2% of a 1000# steer is a lot of corn - 20# - to eat in 1 day. They can have more if they clean up and look like they need more pushing, but generally, that's about maxing out. So, all this to say - I'm on a time frame. Wean & finish in 6 months. [/QUOTE]
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