Protein Percent

[wade]

I am going to feed out 4 steers and 1 heifer to butcher this fall. Going to buy some whole corn and soybean meal. I have a grinder mixer. What percent protein am I looking to mix?

 

[TexasBred]

I am going to feed out 4 steers and 1 heifer to butcher this fall. Going to buy some whole corn and soybean meal. I have a grinder mixer. What percent protein am I looking to mix?

Why not just buy a good high quality complete feed at around 11% crude protein and not mess with the mixing etc.

 

[jerry27150]

if I remember right, 4-500 lbs would need 16% % as they get to 7-800 you drop back to around 12%

 

[charangusman08]

Our feed guy says the following:
500-800# 15%
800-1000# 13%
1000 to Finish 11%

Always has worked good for me doing it this way.

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

I am going to feed out 4 steers and 1 heifer to butcher this fall. Going to buy some whole corn and soybean meal. I have a grinder mixer. What percent protein am I looking to mix?

Why not just buy a good high quality complete feed at around 11% crude protein and not mess with the mixing etc.

Could be he just wants an excuse to use the grinder.

 

[M5farm]

I am going to feed out 4 steers and 1 heifer to butcher this fall. Going to buy some whole corn and soybean meal. I have a grinder mixer. What percent protein am I looking to mix?

Why not just buy a good high quality complete feed at around 11% crude protein and not mess with the mixing etc.

Could be he just wants an excuse to use the grinder.

with that comes a since of satisfaction and accomplishment that far out weighs the cost!

Now if he had to make 5 or 6 mill fulls a day like when I was a kid, he would probably never want to see a feed mill again.

 

[TexasBred]

with that comes a since of satisfaction and accomplishment that far out weighs the cost!

Now if he had to make 5 or 6 mill fulls a day like when I was a kid, he would probably never want to see a feed mill again.

Use to have to hand shell 6 five gallon buckets full of corn every night, fill the buckets with water then feed the soured corn to the hogs the next night. Got to where I knew almost how many ears to shuck. I still hate ear corn to this day.

 

[Chuckie]

Yeah, but those were the good ole days. :lol2:

 

[TexasBred]

Yeah, but those were the good ole days. :lol2:

:lol2: :lol2: Yeah right....Dad often reminded me how easy I had it. (compared to his childhood and I'm sure he was telling the truth).