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<blockquote data-quote="TXBobcat" data-source="post: 939493" data-attributes="member: 94"><p>I believe the last 20% cubes I bought were around 9.75, which comes out to $390 ton. Normally around here they give you a .20 per bag discount if you buy a ton, which would be $382 ton. I would expect that coming into winter they'll be around 450 ton.</p><p></p><p>We culled quite a bit last year and have some standing forage in the hopes we'll have to use less hay. Our avg stocking rate right now is 1 cow per 20 acres. I believe you are money ahead to stock less to provide more pasture and supplement with protein (cubes) rather than stocking at a denser rate and having to feed a lot of hay, and possibly protein too.</p><p></p><p>Feeding $450/ton (.225 cents per lb) cubes Nov thru Mar - 18 weeks</p><p></p><p>Feed 5 lbs per head, 3 times a week = 15lbs per head per week or $3.375 wk</p><p></p><p>$3.375 wk x 18 wks = $60.75 per head</p><p></p><p>Feeding $75 roll hay for 18 weeks would cost $187.50 per cow at 2 1/2 rolls per cow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TXBobcat, post: 939493, member: 94"] I believe the last 20% cubes I bought were around 9.75, which comes out to $390 ton. Normally around here they give you a .20 per bag discount if you buy a ton, which would be $382 ton. I would expect that coming into winter they'll be around 450 ton. We culled quite a bit last year and have some standing forage in the hopes we'll have to use less hay. Our avg stocking rate right now is 1 cow per 20 acres. I believe you are money ahead to stock less to provide more pasture and supplement with protein (cubes) rather than stocking at a denser rate and having to feed a lot of hay, and possibly protein too. Feeding $450/ton (.225 cents per lb) cubes Nov thru Mar - 18 weeks Feed 5 lbs per head, 3 times a week = 15lbs per head per week or $3.375 wk $3.375 wk x 18 wks = $60.75 per head Feeding $75 roll hay for 18 weeks would cost $187.50 per cow at 2 1/2 rolls per cow. [/QUOTE]
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