How much to feed.......

[Limiman12]

So, the first year for my daughter to show calves next year.  When I was a kid we pulled my calves out or the lot the day before county weigh ins, shrunk them overnight and went with it.  Trying to do it a little different for her and the girl we are helping.  Weighing are in about 75 days

Steer 1, weighs right at five now, clubby bred and will be moderate framed.  I would think he will finish at 1150-12 range.  Would like him to weigh in mid 500ish.  I have two heifers in the same spot more or less

Steer two, just a good market steer, raised as a twin with one of the above heifers.  He weighs just over 500.  He will probably finish 1300 or more and we will push him hard after weigjins, but would not be afraid for him to gain 100 or more in next 75 days....

Tying and brushing the calves 2 times a day right now so we can control their food,  ground corn oats and hay at disposal.

Recomend at ions on what to feed to more or less hold the one steer and heifers and how much to feed the twin to get him.ramped up?  2% is a amount thrown around alot but 2%of body weight in grass hay vs corn is a big difference!

 

[Tallcool1]

There are as many answers are there are people answering.

We feed 3% of their body weight in show feed (corn, protein, and whatever else is in there) plus all the hay they want.

 

[HomeRaised]

Right now I am in about the same boat. They are all getting 10# grain mix and 2# PreCon  per head daily plus free choice grass hay. I plan to shrink 24 hours before weighin (no feed, no water). After weigh in, They will get hay in small quantities and I will manage the water intake for the next 8 hours. to bring them back on feed slowly over a 48 hour period.
Regardless of what you think the end weigh is, now you need to be meeting their protein needs. They are growing rapidly and they need the protein for muscle development. They also have access to a stress tub or any cooked molasses tub.

 

[ChaseMeints]

We feed a custom mix from our local feed store, that does wonders. Feeding there's 500-600 pound calves 30-40 pounds of feed a day. But we also want to finish our calves in the 1200-1400 pond range.