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<blockquote data-quote="randiliana" data-source="post: 778271" data-attributes="member: 2308"><p>Well, here is how I rank them. Using a strictly WW based ranking, I know there are a lot of other factors out there. But, this group of cows are pretty low maintenance on the whole. And, I'm using a 205 day average WW for them all, don't really know how else to fairly compare them....</p><p></p><p>59 - 673 lbs average on 5</p><p>9 - 652 lbs average on 7</p><p>216 - 632 lbs average on 6</p><p>101 - 632 lbs average on 6</p><p>79 - 629 lbs average on 4</p><p>44 - 623 lbs average on 7</p><p>40 - 619 lbs average on 4</p><p>136 - 613 lbs average on 6</p><p>77 - 607 lbs average on 9</p><p>129 - 598 lbs average on 6, keeping in mind that of her 6 calves, we have retained all 4 heifers in the herd, with a total of 7 head tracing back to her now. 40 and 32 are both her daughters.</p><p>78 - 598 lbs average on 9, keeping in mind that she has had a total of 11 live calves, including 2 sets of twins where we sold/adopted the extra calf.</p><p>217 - 591 lbs average on 6</p><p>98 - 580 lbs average on 6</p><p>32 - 579 lbs average on 3</p><p></p><p>I would put my top cow as #129. She's maintenance free, raises a calf pretty much every 365 days. We have kept every heifer she has produced, and all of them are producers. Not 1 dud calf out of 6 producing females so far, and they are proving to be maintenance free as well. And she/they can raise a steer as well as a heifer.</p><p></p><p>Next, I would put #59. Obviously she has the top WW of them all, by far. She's a nice sized cow, easy to manage, but he BW are a little high, although we have not had to mess with her. </p><p></p><p></p><p>After those 2, really all those cows are as good as the next. Some tend to wean a little heavier calf than the others, but some tend to be somewhat hit and miss cows. One year they will have an exceptional calf, the next a little poorer calf. 44 tends to do this. One year she will have a 720 lb calf and the next a 550 lb calf. Still a good calf, but rather all over the board.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="randiliana, post: 778271, member: 2308"] Well, here is how I rank them. Using a strictly WW based ranking, I know there are a lot of other factors out there. But, this group of cows are pretty low maintenance on the whole. And, I'm using a 205 day average WW for them all, don't really know how else to fairly compare them.... 59 - 673 lbs average on 5 9 - 652 lbs average on 7 216 - 632 lbs average on 6 101 - 632 lbs average on 6 79 - 629 lbs average on 4 44 - 623 lbs average on 7 40 - 619 lbs average on 4 136 - 613 lbs average on 6 77 - 607 lbs average on 9 129 - 598 lbs average on 6, keeping in mind that of her 6 calves, we have retained all 4 heifers in the herd, with a total of 7 head tracing back to her now. 40 and 32 are both her daughters. 78 - 598 lbs average on 9, keeping in mind that she has had a total of 11 live calves, including 2 sets of twins where we sold/adopted the extra calf. 217 - 591 lbs average on 6 98 - 580 lbs average on 6 32 - 579 lbs average on 3 I would put my top cow as #129. She's maintenance free, raises a calf pretty much every 365 days. We have kept every heifer she has produced, and all of them are producers. Not 1 dud calf out of 6 producing females so far, and they are proving to be maintenance free as well. And she/they can raise a steer as well as a heifer. Next, I would put #59. Obviously she has the top WW of them all, by far. She's a nice sized cow, easy to manage, but he BW are a little high, although we have not had to mess with her. After those 2, really all those cows are as good as the next. Some tend to wean a little heavier calf than the others, but some tend to be somewhat hit and miss cows. One year they will have an exceptional calf, the next a little poorer calf. 44 tends to do this. One year she will have a 720 lb calf and the next a 550 lb calf. Still a good calf, but rather all over the board. [/QUOTE]
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