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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 702535" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>Well heck yes....I was planning on culling any calves that didn't wean at 800 lb!</p><p></p><p>700 lb calves from 1200 lb cows such as #66 pictured would be weaning a calf at over 58% of the dam's weight! That would burn her out. I want them to hit 50-53% no more. If the heifer pictured has a 205 weaning wt of 630 as I project that would be right around 52% of the dam's wt which is right where I want to be.</p><p></p><p>With some of my larger, 1500-1600 cows 700 may be possible. 52% of 1500 lb = 780 lb but the bigger cows tend to be more in the 43-45% ww/dam wt range. 1600 lb dam @ 44% = 704 lb.</p><p></p><p>I am not going to hit 700 from a 1200 lb cow nor do I want to.</p><p></p><p>We'll see in the next few weeks when my vet and I run them all thru the chute for preg check, fall shots and wt check. I haven't weighed them since they've been on new pasture for the past couple weeks.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 702535, member: 7509"] Well heck yes....I was planning on culling any calves that didn't wean at 800 lb! 700 lb calves from 1200 lb cows such as #66 pictured would be weaning a calf at over 58% of the dam's weight! That would burn her out. I want them to hit 50-53% no more. If the heifer pictured has a 205 weaning wt of 630 as I project that would be right around 52% of the dam's wt which is right where I want to be. With some of my larger, 1500-1600 cows 700 may be possible. 52% of 1500 lb = 780 lb but the bigger cows tend to be more in the 43-45% ww/dam wt range. 1600 lb dam @ 44% = 704 lb. I am not going to hit 700 from a 1200 lb cow nor do I want to. We'll see in the next few weeks when my vet and I run them all thru the chute for preg check, fall shots and wt check. I haven't weighed them since they've been on new pasture for the past couple weeks. Jim [/QUOTE]
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