OCTOBER 18, 2023
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devin@illinoisbeef.com
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Greenville Livestock Auction October 11, 2023 Total: 398 Feeder: Replacement: Trade: Feeder cattle steady with higher trade on slaughter cattle
Upcoming Sales Bramlet Simmentals From the Ground Up Sale Harrisburg, IL 10.21.23 Stone Creek Angus Heifer Sale SC Online 10.22.23 Hinshaw Show Cattle Online Female Sale SC Online 10.23.23 Minnaert Show Cattle “Fall Showcase” Elite Female Sale SC Online 10.25.23 Double Diamond Angus “Diamonds in the Rough” Heifer Sale SC Online 10.25.23 Timbercrest Land & Cattle Annual Open Heifer Sale SC Online 10.31.23 Andras Stock Farm The Andras Kind Red Angus Female Sale Manchester, IL 11.4.23 Lampe & Frost Online Female Sale SC Online 11.5.23 Guyer Cattle Company Steer & Heifer Sale SC Online 11.6.23 Bullard Cattle Company Online Heifer Sale SC Online 11.8.23
Fairview Sale Barn October 13, 2023 Total: 182 Feeder: 182 (100.0%) Replacement: 0 (0.0%) Trade: Light supply and buyer attendance United Producers October 17, 2023 Total: 213 Breeding: 0 (0.0%) Slaughter: 161 (75.6%) Feeder: 52 (24.4%) Comments: Special Feeder Sale 10/31 Illinois Weekly Summary October 16, 2023 Total: 869 Feeder: 182 (20.9%) Slaughter: 687 (79.1%) Replacement: 0 (0.0%)
GRAZING ON STALKS UTILIZING YOUR RESOURCES POST HARVEST IN A COST SAVING AND SUSTAINABLE WAY
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by Devin Bollman
According to the 2022 Illinois crop production summary, Illinois has an average yield of 214 bushels of corn per acre. That roughly equates to a yield of 3,000 pounds of leaf and husk, and 50% of that is an available source of starches and proteins for feeding cattle. This can be one of the best practices for feed and cost efficiency on your farm. ost cattlemen across the state have already harvested, or will soon be harvesting, their corn, leaving a field of corn residue behind. Instead of plowing the field, leaving that residue for breakdown can help maintain, or even improve organic matter in the soil – potentially increasing yields for future harvests. With all the nutritional value in the remaining corn grain, husks, and the leaves, grazing cattle on this leftover residue is a major feed benefit and cost-saver. Cornstalks are yet another source of fiber and protein that is already paid for from crop production and helps prolong feeding hay or other
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forages into the late fall and early winter months. With some supplementation of minerals, this grazing option can be viable till the cattle graze down to the stalks themselves. Stalks have the least nutritional value of the entire crop, so the cattle will naturally consume this part last. The stalks also contain the highest nitrate concentration in the bottom 18-24 inches, especially with the dryer season we had this last summer. Be mindful of this and watch your cattle as you look for the right time to pull them off the stalks. If you don’t have the means to graze cattle on the cornstalks themselves, consider baling them. While this may not be as cost effective as grazing on the stalks, the nutritional value and sustainability factor of it all is still in play. Or, inversely, if you don’t have cornstalks to graze cattle on, consider renting from a neighbor for the fall grazing season.
LOOKING FORWARD Cattlement Connect Education Series Join us for one of three Cattlemen Connect Education Series meetings! We are bringing the resources closer to you with a one-day regional meeting model. Register online at www.illinoisbeef.com Northern Illinios | The Black Ridge | December 5, 2023 Central Illinios | Champaign County Farm Bureau | November 29, 2023 Southern Illinois | Anna First Christian Church | April 13, 2024
Association News Beef Quality Assurance Training Join us for one of the six Beef Quality Assurance Trainings this winter! BQA Meetings are free to current IBA members and include dinner. Non-members will incur a $20 registration fee. You can register online at https://www.illinoisbeef.com/programsevents/bqa/bqa-registration Teutopolis, IL American Legion Post 924 Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Champaign, IL Campaign County Farm Bureau Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Carthage, IL Carthage Livestock, Inc. Thursday, November 30, 2023
Cambridge, IL The Black Ridge Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Freeport, IL Stephenson Co. Farm Bureau Thursday, December 7, 2023
Fairview, IL Fairview Sale Barn Monday, December 11, 2023
Kent Feeds Illinois Cow-Calf Forum Springfield, IL November 8, 2023 9:30AM - 4:00PM Join Illinois Beef Association and KENT for a full-day of education focused on your cowherd’s health & nutrition program which impact your cows’ reproductive performance and your bottom line! Register online at https://form.jotform.com/232435845004148