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My Yearly Cattle costs are 55 cents/day/cow in Texas, What am I doing wrong?
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<blockquote data-quote="Brute 23" data-source="post: 1728439" data-attributes="member: 6291"><p>[USER=8359]@TexasRancher[/USER] </p><p></p><p>I'm far from an expert and I'm constantly hunting a more efficient method also. I'll throw some ideas out but you will have to investigate if they will work for your operation. Physical limitations, equipment limitations, area availability, etc may make one thing good for me but not for you.</p><p></p><p>On your cubes you might see if you get more bang for the buck with a cottonseed cube? From the prices you said I'm guessing that's a 20% cube. You may can get a 40% cs cube for $15 and get more bang for your buck. </p><p></p><p>Is corn hay corn stalks? If so that might be another area to consider maybe spending a little more for a better quality product and get more bang for the buck. You may be able to cut the amount you feed or cut back on another supplement like the cubes. </p><p></p><p>3 bales for 7 head per week sounds like a lot. Be sure they are cleaning it up before they get more. It may not hurt to make them hustle up some forage, if it's available, in between bales.</p><p></p><p>You might also look in to another product to feed for protein other than cubes. In our area we can get whole cotton seed. It is much cheaper than cubes out of a sack and a much better bang for the buck. </p><p></p><p>Lastly I do believe in investing in your grass. No matter if it's through fert, herb, or just cutting back on your numbers. All three of those have helped us cut or winter feeding costs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brute 23, post: 1728439, member: 6291"] [USER=8359]@TexasRancher[/USER] I'm far from an expert and I'm constantly hunting a more efficient method also. I'll throw some ideas out but you will have to investigate if they will work for your operation. Physical limitations, equipment limitations, area availability, etc may make one thing good for me but not for you. On your cubes you might see if you get more bang for the buck with a cottonseed cube? From the prices you said I'm guessing that's a 20% cube. You may can get a 40% cs cube for $15 and get more bang for your buck. Is corn hay corn stalks? If so that might be another area to consider maybe spending a little more for a better quality product and get more bang for the buck. You may be able to cut the amount you feed or cut back on another supplement like the cubes. 3 bales for 7 head per week sounds like a lot. Be sure they are cleaning it up before they get more. It may not hurt to make them hustle up some forage, if it's available, in between bales. You might also look in to another product to feed for protein other than cubes. In our area we can get whole cotton seed. It is much cheaper than cubes out of a sack and a much better bang for the buck. Lastly I do believe in investing in your grass. No matter if it's through fert, herb, or just cutting back on your numbers. All three of those have helped us cut or winter feeding costs. [/QUOTE]
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