"The Cadillac of Mineral Tubs — There’s No Tricks to It."

• • Saved 250–300 tons of hay in one winter

  • Dropped from 35 lbs of hay per cow per day to 20–22 lbs

  • $30,000–$50,000 in feed savings depending on hay price

  • Fewer sick calves — “I wasn’t doctoring calves all winter”

  • Fewer death losses & better calf vigor at birth

  • Cows held condition better even with less feed

  • Mineral “paid for itself” just in hay savings alone

“I figured if it did nothing more than save me hay, I wasn’t out anything — but it did way more than that.”

Matt Thompson didn’t believe a mineral tub could change his operation — until he started saving 250 to 300 tons of hay in one winter. His cows dropped from eating 35 lbs of hay a day to just 20–22 lbs, all while looking better, staying healthier, and calving stronger. With less doctoring, fewer death losses, and more vigor in his calves, Matt says the feed savings alone made the mineral “basically free.” Now he runs it on every animal he owns.