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Stage 1
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Birth to 3 days old
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Colostrum
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3 days to 38 days
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Tend-R-Leen® milk replacer
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25 pounds
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Free choice Tend-R-Leen®
calf starter
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50 pounds
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Both heifer and bull calves can be raised
together until 2 months of age
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Stage 2
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39 days to 120 days old
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Tend-R-Leen® Grower Formula:
2 lbs./hd/day
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180 pounds
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Free choice dry whole shell corn
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At 120 days the steer will weigh approximately
350 lbs.
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Stage 3
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120 days to finish
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Tend-R-Leen® Ultra Finisher
1 1/2 lbs./hd/day
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457 pounds
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Free choice dry whole shell corn
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Free choice trace mineral salt
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Stage 1
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Birth to 3 days old
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Colostrum
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3 days to 38 days
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Tend-R-Leen® milk replacer
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25 pounds
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Free choice Tend-R-Leen®
calf starter
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50 pounds
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Both heifer and bull calves can be raised
together until 2 months of age
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Stage 2
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39 days to 120 days old
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Tend-R-Leen® Grower Formula:
2 lbs./hd/day
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180 pounds
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Free choice dry whole shell corn
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At 120 days the steer will weigh approximately
350 lbs.
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Stage 3
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120 days to finish
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Tend-R-Leen® Ultra Finisher
1 1/2 lbs./hd/day
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457 pounds
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Free choice dry whole shell corn
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Free choice trace mineral salt
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Stage 1
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Birth to 3 days old
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Colostrum
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3 days to 38 days
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Tend-R-Leen® milk replacer
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25 pounds
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Free choice Tend-R-Leen®
calf starter
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50 pounds
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Both heifer and bull calves can be raised
together until 2 months of age
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Stage 2
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39 days to 120 days old
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Tend-R-Leen® Grower Formula:
2 lbs./hd/day
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180 pounds
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Free choice dry whole shell corn
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At 120 days the steer will weigh approximately
350 lbs.
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Stage 3
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120 days to finish
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Tend-R-Leen® Ultra Finisher
1 1/2 lbs./hd/day
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457 pounds
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Free choice dry whole shell corn
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Free choice trace mineral salt
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Tend-R-Leen profits speak for themselves. Updated
March 6, 2012
Calf to
Finish
Avg. starting weight:
100 lbs.
Avg. Finish weight: 1,350 lbs.
Purchase cost: $175.00
Selling
price ($/cwt): $1.16
Corn price ($/bu): $6.30
Net Income per
animal: $162.42
Break-even ($/lb.): $1.04
Feeder to Finish
Avg. starting weight: 350 lbs.
Avg. Finish weight: 1,350 lbs.
Purchase cost: $525.00
Selling price ($/cwt): $1.16
Corn price ($/bu): $6.30
Net Income per animal: $75.36
Break-even ($/lb.): $1.10
Calf to Feeder
Avg. starting weight: 100 lbs.
Avg. Finish weight: 350 lbs.
Purchase cost: $175.00
Selling price ($/cwt): $1.16
Corn price ($/bu): $6.30
Net Income per animal: $69.31
Break-even ($/lb.): $1.30
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your breakeven point on the Tend-R-Leen program:
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Purchase
cost |
5.00/bu. |
6.00/bu. |
7.00/bu. |
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birth-market
(1350
lbs.)
$150 |
$0.91 |
$0.99 |
$1.08 |
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$175 |
$0.93 |
$1.01 |
$1.10 |
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$200 |
$0.95 |
$1.04 |
$1.12 |
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birth-feeder
(350 lbs.)
$150 |
$1.19 |
$1.22 |
$1.25 |
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$175 |
$1.27 |
$1.29 |
$1.32 |
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$200 |
$1.34 |
$1.37 |
$1.40 |
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feeder-market
(350-1350 lbs.)
$500 |
$0.99 |
$1.06 |
$1.14 |
| $525 |
$1.01 |
$1.08 |
$1.16 |
| $550 |
$1.03 |
$1.10 |
$1.18 |
This
is not a guarantee of profitability. Results do vary with genetics,
starting weight, management, and the combination of products used.
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