Beef feedlot finisher feed cost per tonne (beef)
Least-cost cost of a beef feedlot finisher (beef) template formula, re-solved weekly at Feedsoft benchmark prices by market: history, what drove the change, the current mix and the ingredients close to entering it. High-grain finishing. Watch the sulfur when distillers grains are cheap.
Nutrient targets (dry matter): NE maintenance ≥ 2 Mcal/kg, NE gain ≥ 1.32 Mcal/kg, Crude protein 12.5–14.5 %, Rumen degradable protein ≥ 7 %, Neutral detergent fiber 12–25 %, Calcium 0.55–0.8 %, Phosphorus (total) 0.28–0.42 %, Potassium ≥ 0.6 %, Sulfur ≤ 0.4 %.
Ingredients allowed: Corn grain 30–70%, Corn silage (35% DM) 0–20%, Alfalfa hay (mid-bloom) 0–10%, Grass hay 0–8%, Corn DDGS 0–25%, Soybean meal 48% 0–8%, Tallow 0–3%, Cane molasses 0–6%, Feed-grade urea (46% N) 0–1.2%, Limestone 0–1.8%, Salt 0.25–0.5%, Potassium chloride 0–0.5%, Magnesium oxide 0–0.4%, Vitamin premix 0.1%, Trace mineral premix 0.1%.