How To Be Profitable With Beef Cattle - Low Cost Feeding

[@jasonkelley4672]

Man U hit the nail on the head with not being afraid to do something different

[@brandongregg7348]

Thank you for the video. I'm getting cows next year and my plan is to rotational graze without feeding grain and my family thinks I'm crazy for not feeding grain and having grass feed/grass finished cows.

[@TheBigYubz]

Well it might be a bit early but do you have em yet?

[@o.dominguezdominguez-xq4yf]

Straight talk, very informative. Glad to see your operation, blessings from new orleans

[@waltobringer2928]

It's always good to hear what you have to say!

[@LarsonFamilyFarm-LLC]

Grain is less expensive than hay here in texas...i carry my cattle over winter with grain and grazing, for less than hay..second year no hay. We're in consistant drought in texas...no rain for 5 months this year...and even after a few rains...we're back to 1 month no rain. I'd say we see 7 months no rain.

[@dwighthires3163]

Thanks again. I appreciate your work and education.

[@yeagerxp]

Well done . Informative 👍👍👍. Thank you for sharing. Be safe🇨🇦

[@ronaldclemons5520]

Nice set of animals. How much do they weigh when you take them to the processor. Blessings on you guys🙂

[@Newmanfamilyhomestead]

Wonderful video!!

[@TonyLaycockJr]

I can't remember, but have you done a video on how many cows you should start with when starting a new farm? I'm just asking before looking through over 500 videos.

[@SheratonParkFarms]

No. I don’t think I’ve ever covered that as a topic.

[@hegefarms4260]

Great Video. We enjoy your pig video too we have ( Duroc old spot cross ) pigs. Were in WELCOME NC Next to Lexington. Pork BBQ Capital and home of the BBQ Festival

[@Wakeywhodat]

Good looking property! Same with where the pigs are.

[@SheratonParkFarms]

Thank you.

[@Soulshepherds]

Did you buy yearling steers to finish ? Curious what age you finished at and how well they finished?

[@robertawestbrooks9531]

I love your videos

[@jaybreeden8388]

Thank you for the great information. We soon will have 14 acres with about half in pasture. We will build a house and hope to have about 5 acres for several cattle. I reckon we could divide up into about acre to acre and a half paddocks to rotationally graze. Are you able to make any hay from the areas they are not on?

[@Wakeywhodat]

If he has enough pasture to farm hay, he needs more cattle. If he has reached a limit on how many cattle he wants to farm, he might be able to farm some hay. The machinery needed plus being a slave to weather patterns (and labor) makes it a non starter in my book.

[@Wakeywhodat]

Congrats on your new property though! Ask around but I would start out with less animals to start, otherwise you might have to buy way more hay than you’d like. You can always add a couple head the next year. 😀

[@jaybreeden8388]

@@Wakeywhodat Thank you! We are very excited to get the property. We plan to start slow. We got lots of plans but it will all take time. Gotta build a house first! 👨‍🌾👩‍🌾

[@e.apollis2877]

how many cows is allowed on your 5 acre?

[@Quincy-g7f]

Could someone kindly help me understand the benefits of daily vs weekly rotation, and how the rotational strategy here eliminates need for hay or grain? Thanks

[@nandisaand5287]

Re: Cow/Calf Jordan Green (KZbin @ Farmbuilder) says Cow/calf doesn't really pencil out till you get your numbers up to about 50 pair.

[@swamp-yankee]

He’s a smart man

[@ericnelson8804]

What age are you processing, what are you getting for a hanging weight? Looks great!

[@SheratonParkFarms]

20-28 months. Looking for stopping 600lbs

[@CliffsideStables]

What is the going rate to rent pasture land in your area? Anyone know a reasonable rental rate per acre in TN? Tim in northern TN

[@Follydogdog]

Do you do soil chemistry testing? Do you know the % Ca in your field?

[@robertawestbrooks9531]

I love the idea, if raising cattle, very interesting 😂

[@Skashoon]

Hi Chuck, when I watch your videos it makes me wish that I had the acreage to support cattle and more pigs. But I only have about an acre of pasture and maybe 5-8 adjoining acres I may be able to rent. Yet, before I’d do that I would need to develop some infrastructure and run the pigs through the woods to create silvopasture on that acreage which has not been worked for 10+ years. All junk weeds, saplings, briers and brambles - a mess! I’ve been thinking about it and want to be sure it’s the right move for me at age 67. I’m solo, so it needs to be manageable. It will take at least 1-2 years to whip that back pasture into shape. For now I think the path forward is to run the pigs through it a couple times per year to clear it and fertilize it. (And for those who want to suggest goats, I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be out searching for escaped goats and can’t afford the fence to contain them, anyway.) I can manage pigs a whole lot easier. If I decide not to get a couple head of cattle, I may get some hair sheep. Katahdin more than likely. Or Katahdin/St Croix mix.

[@evanbrandsma]

Move the pigs every 5-12 days in paddocks. Since the woods are probably thick right now I'd steer towards 12 days so they can clear some things. Size the paddocks so you get at least 60 days of recovery. I like to do them on a 60-120-60-120 rotation. Fall-winter-spring-summer. You'll be able to feed and water a few pigs with portable feeders and waterers. In the winter deep bedding methods are great if you don't have the water infrastructure to pasture over those cold months. Good luck! Pigs are a fun side hustle!

[@swamp-yankee]

Just so you know katahdins are a saint croix mix. It’s where they get their parasite resistance.

[@jaybreeden8388]

You're never too old...at least that's what my wife keeps telling me. 😂 We have, or soon will have, some woods just like yours. I think pigs would clear them out nicely. I just need to see how wet it gets back there. Plenty of briars and brambles though.

[@Skashoon]

@@evanbrandsma Thanks for your advice. I’m planning to get more breeding stock of Old Line Durocs and Chester Whites, as I can afford them. Taking it slow until I get a better feel for them.

[@Skashoon]

@@swamp-yankee I recall that, now that you mention it. I’m shooting for Katahdins if I get sheep at all.

[@pipedreamerglass]

I head your process moving them daily on 20 acres into different plots, but how many head are you running? Thanks

[@SheratonParkFarms]

We had 20 when this video was shot.

[@TexasRedneck]

was told that you feed them on grass/hay and the last two months before they go to slaughter you then feed them grain to finish them off. This will help the meat not have a gamey flavor. Something that people are more used to the taste of the beef. What are your thoughts on that? Just keep them on grass/hay or finish them with grain?

[@SheratonParkFarms]

We finish on grass with no grain. We’ve had no complaints about a gamey flavor. More folks are wanting grass finished instead of grain finished.

[@TexasRedneck]

@@SheratonParkFarms thank you!

[@charmainevandiford6622]

I would love to just buy a small farm and just raise enough to feed my family. I live in Eastern NC so not too far from you. I live outside Kinston and.almost between Kinston and Snowhill NC

[@dwaynelejeune3508]

How big are your lots, acre are bigger? Also what type if any fertilizer do you put down and win???

[@colbystrawder4589]

So my understanding was that you could feed 1 cow with 1 acre, using proper intensive grazing. (Not counting cow/calf pairs) Were you grazing 20 head on 20 acres? Or do have to have that full 20 for 9 cows?

[@texasghost-rider]

You have water on each spot?

[@zacharydavideddy7869]

Do you feed them cattle cake as well or no?

[@david-michael.1720]

your way is the best!

[@jermainewyatt1995]

When u thinking about getting some more cows

[@edalmopecuaria]

Olá sou do BRASIL

[@robertawestbrooks9531]

Where do u live

[@Wakeywhodat]

6:05 😂😂😂😂

[@scottneedham9765]

👍

[@robertmiddleton1227]

I agree with you on certain things but you're only getting 5 600 pound cows these people are getting 1213 1400 pound cows So your cows aren't even half the weight of what their cows are But see you don't know are they are they hanging that ground and that's why it's Brown now because they've cut it and then they finish with grains there's a lot of them that feed their cows on a field and they move them around and then they finish them with grains so that they get 1213 1400 pound cows not 5 or 6 or 700 pound cows

[@nandisaand5287]

What you don't appreciate is that smaller cows do much better on grass without supplementation, meaning you only need hay in winter. Also, larger cows will pug up pasture much worse on rainy days. Last, and most important: You can 3x1000# cattle on the same pasture that can support 2x1500# animals, meaning 3 calves from 1000# vs only from 1500#. This adds up as you increase number of cows.

[@swamp-yankee]

Smaller cows means more calves per acre, and lower costs to maintain the cattle. Smaller cows have been shown to be more profitable over and over by many successful farmers and ranchers

[@robinwhitlatch4497]

He said hanging weight of 600 - 650 lbs. so, on the hoof should be about 1000 - 1100 lbs.

[@robertmiddleton1227]

@@robinwhitlatch4497 Yeah and I'm saying hanging weight also at 11 to 1200 pounds his hanging weight his hopefully is not that much his hopefully is tough weight is 6 to 700 pounds