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| figure 5 or 6 to 1 conversion rate. So $3/56lb corn/bu=.0535/lb x 5.5=.2946/lb gain at $3 corn. You have to add in your other costs.
We don't implant lambs. I don't know if it would pay.
The past president of National Lamb Feeders Association is from Minnesota. He'd probably have good cost and other info. website for NLFA is http://www.nlfa-sheep.org/ look at the board link for names.
We feed barley and alfalfa, as barley is around here. Gain rate seems to be about same as corn and the barley stores better here.
1st load of lambs for this year went to Canada last week. FYI-they like 115-120# fat lamb as it fits their market.
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Sold fat lambs yesterday
