Grain Vs Cracked Corn, Quick Question

[Kenany Farm]

Hey guys i,m looking for a quick answer.

I usually buy Cracked Corn by the ton to feed to my cattle in the winter, i usually buy the ton for 200$ (7 55 gallon barrels) or i get a discount for more than 2 tons, right now a friend of mine told me about that mill that we can buy a ton of 20% grain for 300$, so is that better than corn considering price, and Crude Protein value of either?

Thanks

 

[papavillars]

Send a pm to texas bred. He might know the answer.

 

[Bigfoot]

If they could provide an analysis of the "grain" mixture, we could probably answer your question better. It would take a mighty good feed to be worth $300 a ton. Their a little high on their ground corn to btw.

 

[TexasBred]

Hey guys i,m looking for a quick answer.

I usually buy Cracked Corn by the ton to feed to my cattle in the winter, i usually buy the ton for 200$ (7 55 gallon barrels) or i get a discount for more than 2 tons, right now a friend of mine told me about that mill that we can buy a ton of 20% grain for 300$, so is that better than corn considering price, and Crude Protein value of either?

Thanks

My question would be "what do they consider a grain mix"??? It could contain anything

 

[Son of Butch]

$200 ton = 10 cents a lb
$300 = 15 cents a lb
#2 shelled corn 10% protein
20% grain mix would be a starter feed mix for baby calves

If you wanted to increase protein fed to your cattle...
mixing corn 4:1 with grain mix would = 12% protein and cost 11 cents a lb.
And would give you a 20% increase in protein per lb fed for only a 10% increase in price.

IF you fed 10% less of the 4:1 mix you would still be getting a 0.8% increase in protein fed for the same cost
of what you are currently spending.

 

[Son of Butch]

Hey guys I'm looking for a quick answer.
I usually buy Cracked Corn by the ton to feed to my cattle in the winter,(7 55 gallon barrels)

Quick answer... buy 6 barrels of cracked corn, 1 barrel of grain mix and blend when feeding.

 

[Kenany Farm]

Son OF Butch, that does make a lot of sense, i will do exactly what you said. thanks man

For those who asked about the analysis, the Ingredients are:
Wheat middilings, distillers dried grains, corn, red dog flour, soybean meal, cane molasses, and some minerals, vitamins, and mineral oil.

20% Cp
3% Fat
9% Fiber
A.D.F 13%
(Ca) 1.20 min to 1.70 max
(P) min 0.60%
salt 70 to 120 %
(Se) 0.60 ppm
Vitamin A min 5.900 iu/lb
Vitamin D min 1.100 Iu/lb
Vitamin E min 25 Iu/lb
i only feed the cows grain when it is below freezing weather, and after march calving

 

[TexasBred]

Son OF Butch, that does make a lot of sense, i will do exactly what you said. thanks man

For those who asked about the analysis, the Ingredients are:
Wheat middilings, distillers dried grains, corn, red dog flour, soybean meal, cane molasses, and some minerals, vitamins, and mineral oil.

20% Cp
3% Fat
9% Fiber
A.D.F 13%
(Ca) 1.20 min to 1.70 max
(P) min 0.60%
salt 70 to 120 %
(Se) 0.60 ppm
Vitamin A min 5.900 iu/lb
Vitamin D min 1.100 Iu/lb
Vitamin E min 25 Iu/lb
i only feed the cows grain when it is below freezing weather, and after march calving

Pretty darn good mix. Looks similar to the analysis on a very high quality 20% breeder cube. Give your cattle 4-5 lbs per head per day to supplement low quality hay.