2025 Beef Cattle Report

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Date of this Version

2025

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2025 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report

University of Nebraska Extension, 2025

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Copyright 2025, Board of Regents, University of Nebraska. Used by permission

Abstract

Cow-calf Nutrition, Reproduction, and Management

Artificial Insemination of Beef Heifers with Multi-sire Semen, Dempster M. Christenson, Jordan M. Thomas, Daniel J. Kelly, Rick N. Funston

Impact of Overwinter Gain on Growth and Reproductive Performance in March- born Heifers, Josie N. Crouch, J. Travis Mulliniks, Jacki A. Musgrave, Kacie L. McCarthy

Impact of Pre- and Post-breeding Supplementation on Performance of May-born Heifers, Josie N. Crouch, J. Travis. Mulliniks, Jacki A. Musgrave, Kacie L. McCarthy

Growing Calf and Yearling Management

Effects of Allocation Frequency on Cattle Performance and Forage Utilization when Swath Grazing a Sorghum-Sudangrass Hybrid in Eastern Nebraska, Thomas E. Aquino, Mary E. Drewnoski, Pedro Henrique J. Fernandes

Effect of Forage Allocation on Steer Performance when Grazing Cereal Rye, Shelby L. Davies-Jenkins, Abigail M. Sartin, Daren D. Redfearn, Mary E. Drewnoski

Strategies Affecting Performance and Profitability of May-born Steers, Dempster M. Christenson, Jacki A. Musgrave, Rick N. Funston

Interaction of Backgrounding System and Implant Use on Growing Calf Performance, Sydney T. Vanderhoff, Braden C. Troyer, Rebecca L. McDermott, Mitchell M. Norman, Brandon L. Nuttelman, Galen E. Erickson, Mary E. Drewnoski, and James C. MacDonald

Imaging Technology for Forage Evaluation

Quantifying Cereal Rye Pastures Biomass with Image Analysis, Pedro Henrique J. Fernandes, Shelby L. Davies-Jenkins, Biquan Zhao, Wei-Zhen Liang, and Mary E. Drewnoski Yijie Xiong

Finishing Phase Nutrition, Management, and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

Impact of Constant versus Variable Inclusions of Modified Distillers Grains plus Solubles on Feedlot Cattle Performance and Carcass Characteristics, Paige M. Madison, Rebecca L. McDermott, Isaque F. Vicci, Josh R. Benton, James C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson

Impact of Full-Fat Wet Distillers Grains Inclusion in Steam- Flaked Corn Based Finishing Diets, Gatlin Hissong, Bill Dicke, Doug Smith, Andrea Watson, and Galen E. Erickson

Effect of Feeding Palm Oil on Finishing Cattle Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Methane Production, Anna M. Kobza, Rebecca L. McDermott, Mitchell C. Norman, Josh R. Benton, Long Zou, James C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson

Impact of Feeding Distillers Grains Compared to New Fractionated Distillers Grains (Solbran) on Feedlot Cattle Performance and Enteric Methane, Debora G. Sousa, Rebecca L. McDermott, Mitchell M. Norman, James C. MacDonald, Rick Stock, Ryan A. Mass, and Galen E. Erickson

Effect of Feeding Two Different Feed Additives (Optipartum C+ and Prime Force) on Finishing Cattle Performance and Carcass Characteristics, Sofia Suarez-Lorences, Rebecca McDermott, Josh Benton, Robert Bondurant, Willard Lemaster, James C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson

Effect of Feeding Fenugreek Extract and Encapsulated Lecithin on Finishing Cattle Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Liver Abscesses, Sofia Suarez-Lorences, Rebecca McDermott, Josh Benton, Robert Bondurant, Willard Lemaster, James C. MacDonald, and Galen E. Erickson

Effect of Using Whole Soybeans, Roasted Soybeans, or Soybean Meal in Finishing Cattle Diets, Melissa K. Bausch, James C. MacDonald, Galen E. Erickson, and Pablo L. Loza

Effects of Replacing Wet Corn Distillers Grains with a PureField Distillers Grains® at15% and 30% (DM basis) in Feedlot Diets, Sofia A. Canafoglia and Pablo L. Loza

Explanation of Statistics Statistics Used in the Nebraska Beef Report and Their Purpose