I'd guess 1650.
I'm not trying to offend anyone but from reading some of the messages in this post I think people are missing the point on cow size. The move towards smaller cow size doesn't mean there aren't "good" bigger cows around or that there aren't a few efficient heavier cows around. But smaller cows eat less and when you take that into account over a herd it means you can have more cows with the same amount of pasture/grass/forage which means you can have more calves. More calves will almost always equal more total pounds.
Bigger cows would have to be very efficient to make up this difference.
The issue is about productive use of grass or feed not about whether a big cow is a "good" one or not.
I'm not trying to offend anyone but from reading some of the messages in this post I think people are missing the point on cow size. The move towards smaller cow size doesn't mean there aren't "good" bigger cows around or that there aren't a few efficient heavier cows around. But smaller cows eat less and when you take that into account over a herd it means you can have more cows with the same amount of pasture/grass/forage which means you can have more calves. More calves will almost always equal more total pounds.
Bigger cows would have to be very efficient to make up this difference.
The issue is about productive use of grass or feed not about whether a big cow is a "good" one or not.