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<blockquote data-quote="hillsdown" data-source="post: 695117" data-attributes="member: 5106"><p>I am interested on how many beef operations even feed grain to their cow/calf herds as it would not be profitable at all.</p><p>You don't even see the cow calf guy feeding silage anymore, hay is more economical .</p><p></p><p>My cattle get grass and hay and like Dun does ,they get bribed with grain so they can be locked up to AI.</p><p>I have back grounded my calves after weening as they were being sold to grain finished operations. So that is a given ,it allowed then to see before hand how the calves would do on grain and I was payed optimal for them.</p><p></p><p>With the drought though all bets are off. I have ordered my 14% range pellets and will probably put out cake and lot's of protein tubs this winter. There is no grass to feed them , it will be cheaper to cull hard and supplement them rather than ship hay in at $200.00 a ton. If we were still dairing yes but with beef it will never pay off.</p><p></p><p>Karin as far as higher nutrition in the last trimester I think it is a double edged sword. But as you stated about feeding during very severe weather like -40 temps the cattle will consume more, so it is just more beneficial for them to be provided with better quality feed during these conditions.</p><p></p><p>We have lost a couple of really good dairy cows due to fatty liver, from them receiving to high of protein and energy TMR though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hillsdown, post: 695117, member: 5106"] I am interested on how many beef operations even feed grain to their cow/calf herds as it would not be profitable at all. You don't even see the cow calf guy feeding silage anymore, hay is more economical . My cattle get grass and hay and like Dun does ,they get bribed with grain so they can be locked up to AI. I have back grounded my calves after weening as they were being sold to grain finished operations. So that is a given ,it allowed then to see before hand how the calves would do on grain and I was payed optimal for them. With the drought though all bets are off. I have ordered my 14% range pellets and will probably put out cake and lot's of protein tubs this winter. There is no grass to feed them , it will be cheaper to cull hard and supplement them rather than ship hay in at $200.00 a ton. If we were still dairing yes but with beef it will never pay off. Karin as far as higher nutrition in the last trimester I think it is a double edged sword. But as you stated about feeding during very severe weather like -40 temps the cattle will consume more, so it is just more beneficial for them to be provided with better quality feed during these conditions. We have lost a couple of really good dairy cows due to fatty liver, from them receiving to high of protein and energy TMR though. [/QUOTE]
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