Feeding light test weight corn may be an acceptable option for cattle producers this year with all the abnormally wet conditions in the Northern Plains. SDSU Extension Beef Feedlot Management Specialist Warren Rusche says research done at several universities, including SDSU and NDSU and UNL, show corn with a test weight of 41 pounds had net energy values 15 percent greater than corn with 54 pound test weight.
He says there is a potential for light test weight corn this year due to the wet conditions, but feeding it to livestock is a way to retain value.
Rusche says should producers choose to use their light test weight corn for feed, they should have it tested for its feed value.
Rusche says another reason for testing the light test weight corn is to detect whether or not mold or mycotoxins are present.
