“The Missouri Steer Feedout Finale showed that producers were very profitable in feeding steers over the last year,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist. Held in conjunction with the Barton County Cattlemen’s Association meeting on Sept. 9 in Lamar, dthe event discussed the results of the steers fed at the Show Me Youth Ag Academy Feedlot near Newport. This meeting was a cooperative effort of the cattlemen’s organization, MU Extension, Missouri State University and the Show Me Youth Ag Academy.
“Three of the six participants in the feedout had average group profits of over a $1,000 per steer,” says Davis. In addition, these groups were all black hided steers.
Ronnie Vieth, of Purdy, Mo., who has fed with the program for many years, had the highest average profit on his group of seven Angus crossbred steers. Steve Fury, Golden City, Mo., has fed steers with the program in the past but not in recent years had the second highest average profit on his group of five purebred Angus steers. Scott Daniel, Arcola, Mo., with Daniel Farm LLC, was a first-time participant in the program, and his steer group had the third highest average profit, with his 10 Angus crossbred steers.
Source : missouri.edu