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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 1487385" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>Simi is usually a feedlot breed. Big framed steers don't gain great on grass. Too much maintenance energy required. We tried running one or two big x bred steers with MIG stockers. Their ADG would be 1.0 to 1.2 on native grasses. OK for burger, but not even close for finishing.</p><p></p><p>Smaller 6 wt. MIG stocker steers would average 1.5 to 2.0 on grass only, lots more with some energy supplementation.</p><p></p><p>We now butcher a few finished ones off pasture every summer, but they are 27-28 month old English X heifers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 1487385, member: 1715"] Simi is usually a feedlot breed. Big framed steers don't gain great on grass. Too much maintenance energy required. We tried running one or two big x bred steers with MIG stockers. Their ADG would be 1.0 to 1.2 on native grasses. OK for burger, but not even close for finishing. Smaller 6 wt. MIG stocker steers would average 1.5 to 2.0 on grass only, lots more with some energy supplementation. We now butcher a few finished ones off pasture every summer, but they are 27-28 month old English X heifers. [/QUOTE]
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