Table 2.
Composition of diets fed in model scenarios
| Dietary input* | ||
|---|---|---|
| Item | Peters | Current |
| Cow–calf, % AF basis | ||
| Pasture | 99.99 | |
| Bermudagrass, fresh | 98.00 | |
| Cottonseed meal | 1.99 | |
| Corn grain (filler in mineral) | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Stocker, % AF basis | ||
| Pasture | 86.17 | |
| Wheat forage fresh | 97.50 | |
| Corn grain | 13.83 | 1.00 |
| Distillers’ grains | 1.50 | |
| Receiving period (in feedlot), % AF basis | ||
| Alfalfa hay | 16.70 | |
| Corn silage | 26.36 | |
| Steam-flaked corn | 18.01 | |
| Distillers’ grains with solubles | 35.24 | |
| Molasses | 1.76 | |
| Urea | 0.53 | |
| Mineral per additives | 1.41 | |
| Finishing diet, % AF basis | ||
| Pasture | 8.65 | |
| Alfalfa hay | 2.12 | |
| Corn silage | 20.43 | |
| Steam-flaked corn | 85.35 | 42.24 |
| SBM | 6.00 | |
| Distillers’ grains with solubles | 29.58 | |
| Urea | 0.72 | |
| Molasses | 2.79 | |
| Mineral per additives | 1.49 | |
| Tallow | 0.62 | |
*Peters = diets from Peters et al. (2014); Current = current industry diets; AF = as-fed.