We have three cattle that weigh about 700lbs. How much corn should each cow receive per day for feeding out for butchering?
Finishing a beef steer for slaughter can begin after the calf is weaned. In your case the finishing period will start with a 14 to 30 day adaptation period. The ration at this time is 50% concentrate and 50% forage (hay). After this the calf is gradually moved from a 50:50 ration of grain to forage to 60:40 to 70:30 to 80:20. For those that are not experienced at finishing cattle, I usually leave the final ration at 80% concentrate and 20% forage. The concentrate of the ration would consist of grain (typically corn) and a protein supplement that could contain an ionophore, minerals, vitamins, and possibly urea, and liquid molasses to add some moisture to the ration. The majority of the ration will be grain. A final ration might look like the following: 70-80% corn, 3% liquid molasses, 7-19% whole oats, 8-10% protein supplement and would be 80% of the diet. The other 20% would be hay (grass hay). To start with, the calf will eat about 2.3 to 2.5% of their body weight. Then use the ratio
