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Effect of Extended Grazing
Management on Economics &
Manure Distribution
Doug Landblom
Dickinson Research Extension Center
Beef Cattle Specialist
November 19, 2013
Management Decisions Have a
Large Impact on Economics and
Manure Distribution
Management Situations
Backgrounding
Utilize annual forage (unharvested corn) to provide good quality growing diet after 7 days
In drylot to recover from weaning
2 Methods:
Early Weaning (Aug – Sept)
Early & Normal Weaning vs. Feedlot Direct
Normal weaning (November 1st) –
Lucas Hoff Farm, Richardton
Management Situations
Integrated Crop & Beef Cattle
Management Situations Integrated Crop & Beef Cattle Systems
Yearling Steer Component (Pasture & Annual Forage):
Winter: Backgrounding at modest gain grazing corn with hay
Summer and Fall Sequence Grazing
Crested wheatgrass > native pasture > pea-barley > unharvested corn >
feedlot finishing
Cow Component (Pasture & Crop Residues):
May – June Calving
Summer: Native Range
Fall & Winter After Weaning (Nov):
Sequence Grazing: Cover crops > winter pasture > corn and sunflower
residue > drylot (1.5-2.0 month) > calving on early spring pasture with
supplemental hay
WEANING DATE:
Backgrounding Systems Economics
Pasture
Control
(Feedlot)
Normal
Wean–Nov
(Corn)
Early Wean-
Aug
(Corn)
Early Wean
(Feedlot)
System Days 80 38.5 81 86
End Wt 620 703 645 611
Gain 165 85.2 179 206
ADG 2.06 2.21 2.21 2.40
Net Ret/Hd $87.50 -$5.82 $93.19 $69.56
Cost/Lb. Ga. $0.59 $1.08 $0.52 $0.66
19
0
81
100
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Grazing Feedlot Grazing Feedlot
%
1.5 T
6.5 T
7.9 T
Lucas Hoff Farm:
Extensive Weaning Demonstration
32 Day Corn Grazing Economics
2012 2013
32 Day Estimated Calf GainValue
8,652# Gain @ $1.55/Cwt
$13,411
Expenses for Corn, Stress Barrels, and Hay -$1,589
Estimated 32 Day Net Return $11,822
Corn Yield: 40 bu/Ac
1200 bu @ $7/bu
$8,400
Difference $3,422
Corn-Beef Price/Bu Equivalent
$11,822/1200 bu.
$9.85
Gain over $7/bu corn $2.85
Gain over $3.70/bu corn $6.10
93
7 0
20
40
60
80
100
Grazing (%) Drylot (%)
%
0.11 TON
1.6 T
0.11 T
Yearling Steer Growing-Finishing Life Cycle
Yearling Production System Net Return, $
400
200
0
200
-30.10
9.09
-298.05
PST ANN FTL
65
14
35
86
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grazing Feedlot Drylot Feedlot
4.0 T
8.9 T
1.4 T
% 7.65 T
88
12
0
20
40
60
80
100
Grazing Drylot
% 10.1 T
1.4 T