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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1839850" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>That is too much protein. The 12% is about right for 700# calves - dropping to 10-11 as they get heavier. Protein is growing FRAME, not muscle.</p><p>I don't know what your "commodity mix" is, but "butcher steers" need CORN. They need "carbs" not protein. Everyone comes up with fancy mixes to feed, but whole shell corn is the BEST and cheapest to finish out steers. If your "commodity mix" is a sweet feed, you will have trouble getting them switched to WSC. Like kids, they get hooked on sweet feed.</p><p>If you are happy with your mix, if nothing else, you need to stop feeding 17% protein hay. And if you are building your steers up to 25# grain, they need free choice long stem hay.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1839850, member: 968"] That is too much protein. The 12% is about right for 700# calves - dropping to 10-11 as they get heavier. Protein is growing FRAME, not muscle. I don't know what your "commodity mix" is, but "butcher steers" need CORN. They need "carbs" not protein. Everyone comes up with fancy mixes to feed, but whole shell corn is the BEST and cheapest to finish out steers. If your "commodity mix" is a sweet feed, you will have trouble getting them switched to WSC. Like kids, they get hooked on sweet feed. If you are happy with your mix, if nothing else, you need to stop feeding 17% protein hay. And if you are building your steers up to 25# grain, they need free choice long stem hay. [/QUOTE]
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