Advice welcome. Should I finish Fri steers now?

[lamb89]

Go a group of British friesian steers 14months old 375-450 kg. We're not over done with silage.
The plan was to bring everything over 400kg in and finish on barley we have spare. Am I rushing them? Should I store them threw the winter an finish them next summer? Any thoughts welcome

 

[Northeastfarmer]

450kilos and you want to store them over winter...

 

[lamb89]

450kilos and you want to store them over winter...

I feel there going to be ready at 600kg live. It ok but not going to get rich on that.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I feel there going to be ready at 600kg live. It ok but not going to get rich on that.

Are friesan steers ever ‘ready’ you just feed them hard and they grow, you can’t spoil them!

 

[lamb89]

Where would you draw the line with the start weight

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Where would you draw the line with the start weight

I’d be feeding anything over 400 kilos ad lib

 

[lamb89]

Thanks. I'll get them in this week and get feeding.

 

[Plain steer]

600kilo ,310dead at 345p on a Oplus is 1070 is good going for 18/19 month steers I’d say

 

[milkloss]

I feel there going to be ready at 600kg live. It ok but not going to get rich on that.

You’re in the wrong trade if you’re thinking in riches! Surviving is a pretty good aim point for most at the minute

 

[lamb89]

600kilo ,310dead at 345p on a Oplus is 1070 is good going for 18/19 month steers I’d say

Good point. There be closer to 26 months if I graze them next summer. Help out the silage shortage to

 

[pine_guy]

Good point. There be closer to 26 months if I graze them next summer. Help out the silage shortage to

As they get bigger they will cost as much to feed as they are gaining in weight. If they will kill a 3 then they want to go. I’ve fed some over the summer that just kept growing instead of getting fat. Killing them now between 700 and 800kilo. But less Holsteiny ones will flesh easier.

 

[An Gof]

I feel there going to be ready at 600kg live. It ok but not going to get rich on that.

Difficult to get finish on a B&W steer at 600Kg

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Difficult to get finish on a B&W steer at 600kg all

Corrected that for you

 

[An Gof]

Corrected that for you

No, it can be done. I run some intensive B&W steers on an ad lib barley system. I had a 4H animal in the last batch at 14 months of age

 

[pine_guy]

Corrected that for you

Rubbish, plenty of continental breed steers just as hard to get fat and lyon in them under max weight.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Rubbish, plenty of continental breed steers just as hard to get fat and lyon in them under max weight.

Hard to get fat but not meat

 

[tr250]

I’d be feeding anything over 400 kilos ad lib

Me too get them too old and they will eat more for less weight gain

 

[mo!]

There's a premium on 4L if you can hit it, they need to be good sorts to hit that at 600 live. Most of ours go at 700 live, average O-, but we have a big heap of cheap silage. Get some starch into them and watch them grow. Get them in, push them and away in 140 days.