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How will this beef finish compared to a more traditional finishing method
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<blockquote data-quote="Lee VanRoss" data-source="post: 1652516" data-attributes="member: 40072"><p><strong>sstterry> </strong>If you mentioned the weight and class of cattle you are feeding corn I apologize for missing that entry. As regards your cost of corn per 50 lb</p><p>@ $5.00 would be $5.60 per bushel or 10 cents per. Cattle will eat around 3% of their bodyweight per day (if it is available). I doubt if you are feeding</p><p>a 3% corn only ration so assuming (caveat noted) you are feeding 600 lb wt @ 2% corn it would require around 12 lb per critter per day. Your rate of gain</p><p>may vary but usually one can figure 7 to 8 lbs of corn to a pound of gain. Of course the volume of corn increases with the weight gained and therefore</p><p>the cost. I guess the point of this is how do you compete at the market when corn is selling off the farm at $4 and pennies per bushel which the big</p><p>feedlots buy direct off the farm by the semi or rail car load? With time, equipment and facilities always a consideration are there any row crop operators</p><p>in the area that you could contact and make arrangements for bulk purchases and bypass the 50 lb bags? A blind man probably just described an</p><p>elephant here although that was not my intention. It is hard to compete against the advantage of volume.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Note for all: I had my tongue in cheek when I asked if Barley yield per acre was measured by the gallon....</em> le chey'm!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lee VanRoss, post: 1652516, member: 40072"] [B]sstterry> [/B]If you mentioned the weight and class of cattle you are feeding corn I apologize for missing that entry. As regards your cost of corn per 50 lb @ $5.00 would be $5.60 per bushel or 10 cents per. Cattle will eat around 3% of their bodyweight per day (if it is available). I doubt if you are feeding a 3% corn only ration so assuming (caveat noted) you are feeding 600 lb wt @ 2% corn it would require around 12 lb per critter per day. Your rate of gain may vary but usually one can figure 7 to 8 lbs of corn to a pound of gain. Of course the volume of corn increases with the weight gained and therefore the cost. I guess the point of this is how do you compete at the market when corn is selling off the farm at $4 and pennies per bushel which the big feedlots buy direct off the farm by the semi or rail car load? With time, equipment and facilities always a consideration are there any row crop operators in the area that you could contact and make arrangements for bulk purchases and bypass the 50 lb bags? A blind man probably just described an elephant here although that was not my intention. It is hard to compete against the advantage of volume. [I]Note for all: I had my tongue in cheek when I asked if Barley yield per acre was measured by the gallon....[/I] le chey'm! [/QUOTE]
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