stockers

[Central Fl Cracker]

how much money does everbody spend per pound if they feed out a 450 lb calf? Assuming no grass I am curios on what the feed cost per lb that different parts of the Country spend. I know the argument about 3 % or 4 % per calves weight I just want to get an idea on feed cost and is twice a day enough with no grass or no hay.

 

[Kingfisher]

http://cdp.wisc.edu/Decision%20Making%20Tools.htm

 

[piedmontese]

i can understand u not having any pasture but y cant u get some hay? square or round?

 

[Howdyjabo]

You are playing with fire not feeding hay or grass.
Cattle need something long to stimulate their digestive tract

 

[Stocker Steve]

Custom back grounding yards here charge between 75 and 95 cents per pound of gain.

 

[TexasBred]

When you say "feed out" do you mean feeding a large group to sell to a feedlot or just feeding one head for your freezer? Thanks.

 

[Central Fl Cracker]

When you say "feed out" do you mean feeding a large group to sell to a feedlot or just feeding one head for your freezer? Thanks.

20 steers i have them on pasture but with the drought we are going through i think i better start supplemting some feed

 

[MF135]

When you say "feed out" do you mean feeding a large group to sell to a feedlot or just feeding one head for your freezer? Thanks.

20 steers i have them on pasture but with the drought we are going through i think i better start supplemting some feed

Ive been buying 12% creep for $158/ton in Coleman, OK. At 6:1 that puts cost of gain close to $.48/lb.

 

[TexasBred]

$158 creep?? With the prices of todays feed ingredients I wouldn't expect much from a feed that cheap. Shoot for 10:1. Much more realistic.

 

[Kingfisher]

When you say "feed out" do you mean feeding a large group to sell to a feedlot or just feeding one head for your freezer? Thanks.

20 steers i have them on pasture but with the drought we are going through i think i better start supplemting some feed

Ive been buying 12% creep for $158/ton in Coleman, OK. At 6:1 that puts cost of gain close to $.48/lb.

Hello. Have you guys been getting any rain?

 

[MF135]

Lots of rain in the Texoma area.