This disclosure concerns finishing rations for increasing the meat quantity of a silage-fed animal, and methods of using the same. In some embodiments, a corn silage produced from a corn variety exhibiting reduced lignin content (e.g., BMR corn) is used to replace conventional silage in a finishing ration. In some embodiments, corn silage produced from a corn variety exhibiting reduced lignin content (e.g., BMR corn) is used to replace grain corn in a finishing ration.