Not enough information to give a meaningful answer.
Buying a steer to fit your grass cycle would be to cheapest way in the end, one that would be finished or close to being finished as your grazing season came to an end.
A general answer would be a 600 to 800 lb animal to start with just depending on your grazing season.
A hot wire is not always the best answer, the animal needs to be settled in before being turned out in a hot and the wire needs to be HOT. The hot wire I have now is hot enough that the cattle won't reach under it where it is closer to the ground.
Buying a steer to fit your grass cycle would be to cheapest way in the end, one that would be finished or close to being finished as your grazing season came to an end.
A general answer would be a 600 to 800 lb animal to start with just depending on your grazing season.
A hot wire is not always the best answer, the animal needs to be settled in before being turned out in a hot and the wire needs to be HOT. The hot wire I have now is hot enough that the cattle won't reach under it where it is closer to the ground.