Custom grazing yearlings

[cabskm]

Anyone have an idea of what the day rate for custom grazing yearlings ( 700lbs) for next year would be in central alberta? Cattle would be rotationally grazed, moved every couple of days. Thanks

[cowman]

Now I'm sure guys like grassfarmer can give you some kind of formula, much better than I could, but a good rule of thumb for yearlings is 2/3 of the rate for a cow/calf unit?
In Central Alberta(at least close to the highway II corridor) would be right around $30/month per cow/calf unit? 2/3 is $20...so should be around there? If the yearling gains 1.5 lbs/day that is 45 lbs. for $20 or about 44 cents for a pound of gain. On rotational tame pasture you might get a much higher gain so probably would expect to pay more?

[grassfarmer]

Logically the price of gain in a grass situation should increase next year - it's certainly going to cost a lot more to grow them in a feedlot so the guy growing them on grass should be entitled to a bit more too. Whether it works out that way remains to be seen.