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<blockquote data-quote="Jalopy" data-source="post: 802865" data-attributes="member: 7856"><p>If you have the grain and the time I guess you should continue feeding them out. You are currently feeding about 2.5% of their body weight in concentrated energy (i.e. 300#/13hd of 900# calves) as they grow you will need to increase the pounds in a proprtional fashion such as at 13/hd of 1000 # calves should get 350# per day. Or you can check to see what 900# calves are bringing at feeder cattle sales such as at Lamoni, Tama, Or Bloomfield, Iowa and let some one else worry about them. There are no guarantees in which is the best way to maximize profits it will only be an educated guess at best. If you keep them there is always weather, death risk and market movements to contend with, however if you sell them you know what you got for them but you will not know what you could have made or lost by keeping them. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jalopy, post: 802865, member: 7856"] If you have the grain and the time I guess you should continue feeding them out. You are currently feeding about 2.5% of their body weight in concentrated energy (i.e. 300#/13hd of 900# calves) as they grow you will need to increase the pounds in a proprtional fashion such as at 13/hd of 1000 # calves should get 350# per day. Or you can check to see what 900# calves are bringing at feeder cattle sales such as at Lamoni, Tama, Or Bloomfield, Iowa and let some one else worry about them. There are no guarantees in which is the best way to maximize profits it will only be an educated guess at best. If you keep them there is always weather, death risk and market movements to contend with, however if you sell them you know what you got for them but you will not know what you could have made or lost by keeping them. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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