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Dairy Beef Program Summary
| Stating Age | Birth (in months) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting weight, lbs | 88 | 115 | 175 | 250 | 340 | 435 | 530 | 625 | 725 | 820 | 910 | 1000 | 1090 | 1180 | 1265 | 1350 |
| End weight, lbs | 115 | 175 | 250 | 340 | 435 | 530 | 625 | 720 | 820 | 910 | 1000 | 1090 | 1180 | 1265 | 1350 | Market |
| Monthly Weight Gain, pounds | 27 | 60 | 75 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
| Dry Feed | Milk or milk replacer and Dairy Beef Starter | Gradually wean and enncouraging more dry feed intake | 16% Dairy Beef Grower | 16% transitioned to a 14% Dairy Beef Grower | 14% Dairy Beef Grower | 2 lbs of Nemo Steer Stuffer Pellet plus ad lib whole shelled corn | 1 lbs of Nemo Steer Stuffer Pellet plus ad lib whole shelled corn | |||||||||
| Milk replacer consumption, lbs of powder | 38 | 12 | - | |||||||||||||
| Daily dry feed consumption, lbs | 1 to 2 | 2.5 to 5 | 7.2 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 17.8 | 19.2 | 21.5 | 22.8 | 24.1 | 25.3 | 26.5 |
| Monthly dry feed consumption, lbs | 45.75 | 114.375 | 219.6 | 274.5 | 366 | 427 | 442.25 | 472.75 | 503.25 | 542.9 | 585.6 | 655.75 | 695.4 | 735.05 | 771.65 | 808.25 |
| Anticipated conversion (Feed:Gain) | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.5 |
| Milk replacer cost, $ | 49.4 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||||
| Dry Feed Cost, $ / month | 7.92 | 19.79 | 34.47 | 43.09 | 51.77 | 43.08 | 36.41 | 38.39 | 40.37 | 42.95 | 45.73 | 50.29 | 52.86 | 55.44 | 57.82 | 60.20 |
| Feed Cost/lb of gain | 2.12 | 0.59 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.71 |
| Birth to Finish Feed costs: | 745 | |||||||||||||||
| Initial calf cost | 65 | |||||||||||||||
| Bedding ($0.12/d) | 54 | |||||||||||||||
| Vaccinnes and health costs | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| Implanting | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Labor ($0.30/d) | 135 | |||||||||||||||
| Death loss (est 6%) | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| Feed costs | 740 | |||||||||||||||
| Total estimated costs | 1041 | |||||||||||||||
| Expenses per pound of live weight | 0.771 |
