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<blockquote data-quote="Lee VanRoss" data-source="post: 1754899" data-attributes="member: 40072"><p><strong>TR> </strong>Just now had time to get back,, Your heaviest cows are most likely your greatest asset and well as liability. Anything with plenty of</p><p>flesh should bring a premium over drought stressed. Check on the cost of high protein tubs to feed with the bailed corn stalk-age as</p><p>compared to the 20% cubes. If you have a market you trust, talk to them first and they may have buyers looking for what you have to offer.</p><p>The protein tubs can be limit fed through time allowed at the tub but I would not if all they are getting to eat is high fiber. This might be the</p><p>time to cull with a sharp pencil and keep the creme de creme. Figuring 30 lbs of feed per 1000 lbs of beef per day I would see how I</p><p>could get the greatest number of animals <em>that I thought would turn a dime</em> through the crisis. Don't know if you operate in more than</p><p>one county but some NRCS offices are easier to work with if one needs to do so.. Stay tuned.<strong> LVR</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lee VanRoss, post: 1754899, member: 40072"] [B]TR> [/B]Just now had time to get back,, Your heaviest cows are most likely your greatest asset and well as liability. Anything with plenty of flesh should bring a premium over drought stressed. Check on the cost of high protein tubs to feed with the bailed corn stalk-age as compared to the 20% cubes. If you have a market you trust, talk to them first and they may have buyers looking for what you have to offer. The protein tubs can be limit fed through time allowed at the tub but I would not if all they are getting to eat is high fiber. This might be the time to cull with a sharp pencil and keep the creme de creme. Figuring 30 lbs of feed per 1000 lbs of beef per day I would see how I could get the greatest number of animals [I]that I thought would turn a dime[/I] through the crisis. Don't know if you operate in more than one county but some NRCS offices are easier to work with if one needs to do so.. Stay tuned.[B] LVR[/B] [/QUOTE]
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