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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky" data-source="post: 1690147" data-attributes="member: 32659"><p>LVR- The feed mix I get is a custom 14% blend that they mix for me. I can't remember off hand everything in it but have it wrote down somewhere. The main thing I wanted was whole cotton seed instead of hulls and something I could feed to yearlings and cows. I actually a 30 and a 15 ton bin so I can order a part load of cubes if needed. I save about $80 a ton on feed with the overhead and don't have to mess with those dang sacks. Loading and unloading 1,000 pounds of feed everyday is hard on the back. They ask me about contracting feed every year but I haven't done that yet. The most it's gone up in one year was $12 and that was last year. I could've changed mixes but didn't want to mess up the bellys. I really don't care about the conversion rate as I'm just trying to grow frame and keep them healthy until the grass gets here. I have spot weighed them and they gained 1.75#'s on feed. It's too hard to get a good reading in the winter though. A long rainy cold week will wipe out the previous weeks gains.</p><p></p><p> I run the yearlings through the winter in a separate pasture from the cows I set this pasture up with new fences and easy access to the corrals to avoid them getting out as much as possible. Once they go to grass I can rotate them in behind the cows or just leave them be depending on how the grass is that year. You really don't want to run them with the cattle if at all possible. In order to get top dollar on heifers they need to be guaranteed open so you sure don't want a bull with them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky, post: 1690147, member: 32659"] LVR- The feed mix I get is a custom 14% blend that they mix for me. I can’t remember off hand everything in it but have it wrote down somewhere. The main thing I wanted was whole cotton seed instead of hulls and something I could feed to yearlings and cows. I actually a 30 and a 15 ton bin so I can order a part load of cubes if needed. I save about $80 a ton on feed with the overhead and don’t have to mess with those dang sacks. Loading and unloading 1,000 pounds of feed everyday is hard on the back. They ask me about contracting feed every year but I haven’t done that yet. The most it’s gone up in one year was $12 and that was last year. I could’ve changed mixes but didn’t want to mess up the bellys. I really don’t care about the conversion rate as I’m just trying to grow frame and keep them healthy until the grass gets here. I have spot weighed them and they gained 1.75#’s on feed. It’s too hard to get a good reading in the winter though. A long rainy cold week will wipe out the previous weeks gains. I run the yearlings through the winter in a separate pasture from the cows I set this pasture up with new fences and easy access to the corrals to avoid them getting out as much as possible. Once they go to grass I can rotate them in behind the cows or just leave them be depending on how the grass is that year. You really don’t want to run them with the cattle if at all possible. In order to get top dollar on heifers they need to be guaranteed open so you sure don’t want a bull with them. [/QUOTE]
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