[nascarnation]

30 lbs a day of forage seems to be the number
not sure how many days to slaughter

http://www.thebeefsite.com/articles/3154/how-much-forage-does-a-beef-cow-consume-each-day

[wbill]

Good numbers.

I had a friend that raised beef critters, when I was a kid. As I recall, it was about a year from him getting the calf to him selling it. (I'm sure it's different from critter to critter....)

Anyhoo, so figure - 30 lbs * 365 days = about 5-1/2 tons of forage. Total. Grazing, grains, the works. Which still sounds a little high, but I could buy it, I suppose.

Man, I've shovelled a lot of cow flops. Copious though they are...a cow just can't PROCESS as much food as the article claims.

[Mycroft Holmes]

I've raised cows. You buy weaned littles for about $500 and graze them for two years to sell to the feedlot for about $1K. When you are buying the prices are always high, when you are selling, the prices they are low. Funny how that works.

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