Because wheat is very rapidly digested and tends to produce excessive fines when dry processed, it is usually blended with other feedstuffs to prevent the possibility of digestive upsets. Conservatively, beef cow supplements and creep feeds can contain 30 to 50 percent wheat. In growing programs, wheat can be the sole source of grain in silage-based diets, and it can constitute up to 50 percent of the grain in dry, hay-based rations. In finishing rations, dry rolled wheat can account for 50 to 60 percent of the grain fed. However, steamrolled wheat can be used as the only grain in well-managed feedlot diets.

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