Grazing stocker cattle on low-quality forages is a common practice in Kansas; however,
animal performance typically is modest. Due to the increasing availability of ethanol
co-products, producers may be able to use dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS)
as a protein source to help increase body weight of stocker cattle grazing native tallgrass
pastures during the late summer and fall. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to
investigate the impact of feeding DDGS to heavy stocker cattle during late summer
and fall and to document its effects on animal performance and subsequent carcass
characteristics.