Conditions

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Today's date:
Ranch or producer name:
Address, phone, e-mail:
Situation:

12/5/2012
Pistol Pete
Stillwater, OK

Management and Stage

Number of cows:

100

Avg. Breeding date:

Average calving date:

3/10/2010

5/31/2009

Weaning date:

10/15/2010

Stage of production:
Code

Stage

Corresponding dates

Days

Mid Gestation, dry

10/15/2009

to

12/20/2009

66

Late Gestation, dry

12/20/2009

to

3/10/2010

80

Early Lactation

3/10/2010

to

6/8/2010

90

Late Lactation

6/8/2010

to

10/15/2010

129

Feeding Period
From

12/20/2009

To

3/10/2010

Days in feeding period

80

Description of Cows
Cow weight, avg. condition:

1100

Initial body condition score:

5.5

Desired body condition score:

Calf birth weight, lbs:

80

Breed

Percentage

Angus

25%

Braford
Brahman
Brangus

50%

Braunvieh
Charolais
Chianina
Devon
Galloway
Gelbvieh
Hereford

25%

Holstein
Jersey
Limousin
Longhorn
Maine Anjou
Nellore
Piedmontese
Pinzgauer
Polled Hereford
Red Poll
Sahiwal
Salers
S. Gertrudis
Shorthorn
Simmental
South Devon
Tarentaise
Total (must = 100)
Production within breed type

100%
2
Milk,

Code

Productivity

Lb/day

Low

14

Average

17

High

20
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45

As Fed Basis

Units
FEED NAME
LB.
FORAGES AND ROUGHAGES
Range, Fall
2000
Range, Winter
2000
Bermuda, Fall
2000
Bermuda, Winter
2000
Wheat
2000
Stockpiled Fescue
2000
Stockpiled Bermuda
2000
2000
2000
2000
Alfalfa hay, excellent
2000
Alfalfa hay, good
2000
Alfalfa hay, fair
2000
Alfalfa hay, poor
2000
Bermuda hay, mature
2000
Bermuda hay, good
2000
COTTONSEED HULLS
2000
COTTON BURRS
2000
PRAIRIE HAY
2000
SUDAN HAY GOOD
2000
SUDAN HAY FAIR
2000
OW BLUESTEM GOOD
2000
OW BLUESTEM FAIR
2000
OAT HAY
2000
WHEAT HAY GOOD
2000
WHEAT HAY FAIR
2000
WHEAT STRAW
2000
CORN SILAGE
2000
FESCUE HAY
2000
Corn Stalk Hay
2000
Milo Stalk Hay
2000
Corn Whole Hay
2000
2000
2000
2000
COMMERCIAL FEEDS
Range Cube, 12%
2000
Range Cube, 20%
2000
Range Cube, 25%
2000
Range Cube, 30%
2000
Range Cube, 38%
2000
Liquid, 20% (10 NPN)
2000
Block, 30% (10 NPN)
2000
Free Choice Mineral
2000
2000
2000
FEED GRAINS AND OIL SEEDS

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Cost
$/Unit

Dry Matter Basis

DM
%

Roughage Protein
%
%

$23.47
$17.60
$40.00
$25.00
$10.00
$30.00
$27.00
$30.00
$30.00
$30.00
$260.00
$260.00
$260.00
$200.00
$100.00
$120.00
$60.00
$40.00
$100.00
$80.00
$60.00
$60.00
$60.00
$60.00
$80.00
$60.00
$50.00
$29.00
$45.00
$110.00
$100.00
$160.00

88.00
90.00
70.00
80.00
25.00
80.00
90.00
92.00
90.00
91.00
88.00
88.00
88.00
88.00
88.00
88.00
90.00
92.00
90.00
91.00
91.00
90.00
90.00
90.00
87.00
88.00
89.00
32.00
88.00
85.00
90.00
87.60

100
100
100
100
100
100
100

6.00
5.00
9.00
5.50
22.00
9.50
10.00

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

20.00
19.00
17.00
14.00
7.00
11.00
4.00
11.00
6.40
8.50
4.80
10.00
5.80
8.50
11.50
8.50
3.60
8.10
7.00
5.90
3.60
8.78

$140.00
$270.00
$180.00
$200.00
$362.00
$150.00
$240.00
$450.00

89.00
89.00
89.00
89.00
89.00
76.00
87.00
99.00

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

13.50
22.50
28.00
33.70
42.70
19.70
28.70
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47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95

Barley
Corn grain, rolled
Milo, rolled or grnd
Oats
Wheat
Cottonseed meal
Soybean meal, 44%
Soybean meal, 47%

2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000

BYPRODUCTS ETC
Alfalfa pellets
Cane molasses
Corn dist. grains
Corn gluten feed
Whole cottonseed
Fat
Feather meal
Hominy

2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
Milo dist. grains
2000
Mungbean cracks
2000
Peanut meal
2000
Peanut hulls
2000
Rice bran, 17% fat
2000
Rice hulls
2000
Rice mill feed
2000
Soybean hulls
2000
Sunflower meal, 40%
2000
Sunflower meal, 30%
2000
Wheat middlings
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
2000
VITAMINS, MINERALS AND ADDITIVES
VITAMIN A-30,000
100
VITAMIN E-50%
100
BOVATEC 68
100
RUMENSIN 80
100
TYLAN 40
100
DICAL
100
LIMESTONE 38%
100
MICROLITE
100
POTASSIUM CHLORI
100
SALT
100
UREA
100

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$120.00
$241.00
$90.00
$110.00
$95.00
$218.00
$185.00
$200.00

89.00
88.00
88.00
89.00
90.00
91.00
90.00
90.00

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

12.40
9.20
10.00
12.30
13.00
44.00
48.90
55.10

$130.00
$68.00
$252.00
$220.00
$150.00
$275.00
$240.00
$120.00

90.00
75.00
92.00
90.00
92.00
99.20
93.00
90.00

17.00
5.80
29.70
21.00
23.90

$140.00
$100.00
$135.00
$35.00
$110.00
$40.00
$42.00
$277.00
$140.00
$170.00
$260.00

94.00
90.00
92.00
91.00
91.00
90.00
91.20
91.00
90.00
90.00
89.00

100
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
100
0
0
0
0
0

90.00
90.00
90.00
90.00
90.00
97.00
99.60
95.10
99.00
97.00
99.00

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

$140.00
$440.00
$455.60
$536.00
$428.00
$13.50
$2.25
$3.00
$10.00
$2.25
$9.00

90.00
11.10

34.40
25.38
48.00
7.80
14.10
3.30
6.70
12.10
44.60
33.54
18.40

0.0
0.0

0.0
288.0

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97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111

CALCIUM IODATE
COBALT CARBONATE
COBALT SULFATE
COPPER SULFATE
EDDI 79.5
MAGNESIUM OXIDE
MANGANOUS OXIDE
POTASSIUM IODIDE
SELENIUM 600
ZINC OXIDE
ZINC SULFATE

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

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$807.00
$851.00
$628.00
$57.00
$957.00
$19.10
$25.65
$940.00
$7.00
$60.00
$30.20

99.00
99.00
99.00
99.00
99.00
99.00
99.00
99.00
99.00
97.00
99.00

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Dry Matter Basis

TDN
%

ME
Mcal/lb
55
50
50
47
72
55
57

63
60
57
52
48
54
47
44
51
58
52
58
51
55
58
48
41
70
54
50
49
51

80
77
76
77
78
75
82
0

1.98
1.79
1.80
1.70
2.60
1.98
2.06
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.27
2.16
2.06
1.88
1.73
1.95
1.70
1.59
1.84
2.09
1.88
2.09
1.84
1.98
2.09
1.73
1.48
2.53
1.95
1.80
1.77
1.84
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.89
2.78
2.74
2.78
2.81
2.71
2.96
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Nem
Mcal/lb

Neg
Mcal/lb

CA
%

Phos
%

52
43
44
39
77
52
55
-51
-51
-51
64
59
55
47
41
50
39
34
45
56
47
56
45
52
56
41
29
74
50
44
42
45
-51
-51
-51

22
14
15
11
43
22
24
-75
-75
-75
32
28
24
18
12
20
11
6
16
26
18
26
16
22
26
12
2
41
20
15
13
16
-75
-75
-75

0.30
0.25
0.32
0.30
0.20
0.25
0.25

0.15
0.12
0.20
0.15
0.30
0.20
0.20

1.56
1.89
1.50
1.52
0.47
0.51
0.15
0.90
0.43
0.40
0.45
0.38
0.38
0.24
0.15
0.15
0.18
0.23
0.30
0.57
0.46
0.57

0.30
0.29
0.27
0.26
0.17
0.24
0.09
0.12
0.15
0.26
0.20
0.20
0.20
0.22
0.20
0.20
0.05
0.22
0.18
0.10
0.11
0.10

88
84
82
84
85
81
91
0
-51
-51

52
49
48
49
50
47
54
0
-75
-75

2.50
2.20
2.50
2.50
2.50
2.30
3.50
12.00

0.70
0.90
1.10
1.20
1.40
0.70
2.00
12.00

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92
85
75
89
78
84
87

53
72
88
83
96
177
70
83

83
88
78
55
70
12
33
77
74
60
75

0
0

0
0

3.03
3.32
3.07
2.71
3.21
2.81
3.03
3.14
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.90
2.60
3.18
2.99
3.46
6.39
2.53
2.99
0.00
0.00
2.99
3.19
2.81
1.98
2.53
0.43
1.19
2.78
2.67
2.18
2.71
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

93
104
95
81
100
85
93
97
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51

56
65
58
47
62
50
56
60
-75
-75
-75
-75
-75

0.06
0.02
0.04
0.09
0.04
0.20
0.15
0.29

0.47
0.29
0.36
0.33
0.37
1.16
0.81
0.70

48
77
99
94
109
215
74
92
-51
-51
92
99
85
52
74
-25
15
85
80
60
84
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51

18
43
61
64
69
144
41
55
-75
-75
55
61
50
22
47
-49
-11
55
45
29
54
-75
-75
-75
-75
-75

1.45
1.00
0.15
0.36
0.16

0.28
0.11
0.71
0.82
0.75

0.28
0.02

0.72
0.39

0.16
0.15
0.18
0.26
0.08
0.10
0.09
0.49
0.49
0.47
0.13

0.74
0.39
0.60
0.07
1.70
0.08
0.08
0.21
1.26
1.09
1.18

-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51

-75
-75
-75
-75
-75
-75
-75
-75
-75
-75
-75

22.00
39.40
1.91
0.05
0.00
0.00

19.30
0.09
0.42

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0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51

-75
-75
-75
-75
-75
-75
-75
-75
-75
-75
-75
-75
-75
-75
-75
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Feed
Number
Description
2
Range, Winter
12
Alfalfa hay, good
37
Range Cube, 20%

Lbs per day

As fed
17
5
2

Cost/day
Protein Ratio

Estimated ADG
Desired ADG

$1.07
1.10

-0.35
-0.50

Days to loose
one condition score 226
Intake Ratio
DM Intake
Predicted DM Intake

1.00
21.5
21.5

Calcium Ratio
Phosphorus Ratio

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2.72
1.30

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Summary

Comments:
Brangus cows during mid gest., slightly loosing conditio
Winter range with alfalfa hay and range cubes

Pistol Pete
Stillwater, OK

Number of Cattle =
Length of Period, Days =

Ingredient
Range, Winter
Alfalfa hay, good
Range Cube, 20%

Total

100
80
Total As Fed
Pounds
Per Day
1700
500
200

2400

Cost
As Fed
Cost
Total
Per Head
Tons
Per Head
Cost
Per Day
For Period For Period For Period
$0.15
68.00
$11.97
$1,196.80
$0.65
20.00
$52.00
$5,200.00
$0.27
8.00
$21.60
$2,160.00

$1.07

This feeding program is projected to result in

during the feeding period.

96.00
0.35

Nutrient Composition of Diet, Dry Matter Basis

Dry Matter Intake, Lb.
21.5
DM Intake, % of Body WT
1.89
Roughage intake, % of Body WT
1.73
Crude Protein, % of DM
9.32
TDN, % of DM
53.93
NEm, Mcal/Lb. of DM
0.50
Calcium, % of DM
0.75
Phosphorus, % of DM
0.22

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Forage Value
Number of cattle
Length of period, days

100
80

Forage DM intake per head per day, lb.

Forage DM intake per head for period, lb.

19
1520

Harvest efficiency, %
Standing forage DM needed per head for the period, lb.

40
3800

Estimated forage DM production or availability

per acre during the period, lb.

2500

Acres required per head

Total acres required for the period

1.52
152

Pasture cost per acre

Pasture cost per head per day

$
$

10.00
0.19

Cost per ton of consumed forage, DM basis

Forage DM composition, %
Cost per ton of consumed forage, as fed basis

20.00
88
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