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<blockquote data-quote="tncattle" data-source="post: 841076" data-attributes="member: 5701"><p>This is my 2nd year doing this and my plan is running them from mid April to around Labor day or Oct 1. I will not feed them except to get them to come when up to the corral. They will gain what they gain on grass, last year I ran heifers and they gained around 2.1 lbs. a day. I buy from people I know, they are fully weaned, vaccinated & wormed. They are ready to turn out and yes I will pay a little premium for that but it's worth it to me and works out in the end. Last year I ran two different groups that totaled 21 heifers and did well, right now I only got 11 steers. My plan next year is to buy a group of at least 20 steers and within 2-3 years be buying enough for a load to sell in late Summer or early Fall. I have full working facilities I built so I can doctor, worm or anything I need to do. Right now the people that live at the farm I use have very well trained horses and when I get them up they do it on the horses and it's too easy, I just sit and watch.</p><p></p><p>Forgot to add,</p><p></p><p>I usually buy 5-6 wts. I also bought 4 really nice steers that to sell for freezer beef ans they were already around 750 lb. avg.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tncattle, post: 841076, member: 5701"] This is my 2nd year doing this and my plan is running them from mid April to around Labor day or Oct 1. I will not feed them except to get them to come when up to the corral. They will gain what they gain on grass, last year I ran heifers and they gained around 2.1 lbs. a day. I buy from people I know, they are fully weaned, vaccinated & wormed. They are ready to turn out and yes I will pay a little premium for that but it's worth it to me and works out in the end. Last year I ran two different groups that totaled 21 heifers and did well, right now I only got 11 steers. My plan next year is to buy a group of at least 20 steers and within 2-3 years be buying enough for a load to sell in late Summer or early Fall. I have full working facilities I built so I can doctor, worm or anything I need to do. Right now the people that live at the farm I use have very well trained horses and when I get them up they do it on the horses and it's too easy, I just sit and watch. Forgot to add, I usually buy 5-6 wts. I also bought 4 really nice steers that to sell for freezer beef ans they were already around 750 lb. avg. [/QUOTE]
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