• Constructed with high quality Douglas Fir framing and wooden pressboard

• Base built of white oak

• Two coats of specially formulated Smidley paint

• Bolted on steel ladder for safety and longevity

• Wide overhang on roof to protect trough area

• Waste-proof- automatically shut off the flow of feed to the cattle when there is still feed in the trough - no other feeder built does this

• Unique patented design

Best constructed cattle feeder
on the market

• Increased Rate of Gain
• Labor Savings
• Feed Savings

Testimonial from a University that has worked with the "Smidley Steer Stuffer"

"We looked at about every feeder on the market.  It did not take long to discover that the quality of construction in other feeders could not match that of the Smidley Steer Stuffers.  It seemed like every beef producer that I talked to about new self-feeders wanted to know if I had seen the Smidley Steer Stuffers.  The Smidley Steer Stuffers were often touted as the highest quality self-feeder on the market.  In the end, it was a very easy decision to go with the Smidley Seven Foot Super Stuffer.  After all, we were replacing Steer Stuffers that Marting Manufacturing had made over 22 years ago!  With a strong reputation and success like that, how could we not use Smidley Super Stuffers?"

Eric Dorr, OSU Extension Associate, Beef
OCA Director of Beef
Improvement Programs

 INCREASED RATE OF GAIN
BASED ON:
• 50 head finished from 600 pounds to 1,200 pounds
• Average conversion rate: 7 pounds of feed to 1 pound of gain (7:1)
• 206 days to finish
• 20.39 lbs. of feed consumed per day per head (600 pounds x 7 pounds of feed/206 
   days)
STUFFER BUNK
Total Cost of Feed Per Day Per Head (20.39 pounds per day x $.065 per pound) $1.325 $1.325
Average Daily Gain
Because the animals feed at their leisure, there is time for all animals to feed more effectively. Results have shown this accounts for a 10% increase in daily gain.		 2.90# 2.61#
Cost Per Pound of Gain
(Cost of feed per day/Average daily gain)		 $0.457 $0.508
Total Feed Cost Per Head
(600 pounds of gain x Cost per pound of gain)		 $274.20 $304.80
Total Feed Cost for 50 Head
(50 head x Total feed cost per head)		 $13,710 $15,240
TOTAL RATE OF GAIN SAVINGS* = $1,530.00

LABOR SAVINGS
BASED ON:
• Finishing 50 head in 206 days (see RATE OF GAIN example)
• Labor rate of $8.50 per hour
  STUFFER BUNK
Minutes Spent Per Day to Feed 10 minutes 45 minutes
Total Cost of Labor to Feed
(Time spent per day x Labor rate x 206 days)		 $291.83 $1,313.25
TOTAL LABOR SAVINGS* = $1,021.42

DECREASE IN FEED WASTAGE
BASED ON:
• The Stuffer's efficient feed drop mechanism reduces feed waste by 5% over bunk 
   feeding.
  STUFFER BUNK
Feed Cost x 5% $685.50 0
TOTAL DECREASE IN FEED* = $685.50
 

 

 

 

*Numbers are based on data, test results and input from universities, feed stations and farmers.  All data is believed to be accurate, however results may differ from situation to situation.
 


SPECIFICATIONS
  Specifications 7 ft. Standard Stuffer Model No. 57265 7 ft. Super Stuffer
Model No. 572100		 10 ft. Steer Stuffer
Model No. 5102150
Roof Attached Roof Removed Roof Attached Roof Removed Roof Attached Roof Removed
  WIDTH 106" 63" 106" 63" 106" 63"
  LENGTH 96" 90" 96" 90" 138" 132"
  HEIGHT 74" 67" 89" 82" 89" 82"
  CAPACITY SHELLED CORN 65 bu. 100 bu. 150 bu.
  MAX. HEAD PER FEEDER 50 head 50 head 75 head
  SHIPPING WEIGHT 1,150 lbs. 1,300 lbs. 2,000 lbs.

*One sided (one half) feeders are available in all sizes at 75% of two sided feeder cost.
Marting Mfg. of Iowa, Inc.
551 3rd Ave. SE
P.O. Box 67
Britt, IA 50423

 641-843-4431
1-800-392-5632
www.marting.com    MMI