Feed

My brother bought a year old breeding heifer that is on the small side, about 850 pounds.  His daughter is showing her at our county fair and right now he is feeding Jackpot Gold (Kalmbach)which is a steer maker feed.  I told him that he probably needs to switch her to the Jackpot Heifer mix and he said the guys he buys his feed from that he should keep using the steer maker.  I am not afraid to admit that I am not a feed expert so I am looking for some help.  What would you do?  Thanks!

Need more info about each feed to make any kind of intelligent remarks about whether or not he should think about switching feeds. Is there anything in the Steer Maker feed that the heifer should not have? Chances are that if the heifer is on the small side, there will be more net energy in the steer feed and therefore the heifer may grow faster on it, but on the other side if there is anything in the steer feed that may hurt the heifers reproductive future he may want to change what he is feeding.

Here is what comes from the webpage.  I know she needs to definitely grow but didn't know if the Jackpot Gold (steer maker) was too high energy where it would put to much cover on her to cause issues with breeding and calving cause she will be showed some.


Jackpot Gold #T512JP:  is our high energy, 12% protein, growing and finishing feed formulated with a blend of steam flaked, rolled and whole grains.  Jackpot Gold is best fed to steers and heifers needing more weight gain. Feed Gold as the sole grain ration at 2 - 2.5% of the calves body weight with 2-3 lbs of medium to high quality grass type hay.  .64 Mc/lb Net Energy gain

Jackpot Heifer #T511JPH : is our 11% protein ration formulated very similar to Gold yet higher in fiber and lower in energy.  Jackpot Heifer can be fed as the sole grain to heifers and steers where slightly lower weight gains are desired.  Feed Jackpot Heifer according to body condition with medium to high quality grass type hay.  .59 Mc/lb Net Energy gain