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<blockquote data-quote="TCRanch" data-source="post: 1784536" data-attributes="member: 24027"><p>I'm not sure how to answer that. We started out with 33 bred coming 3-year-olds and most of them were BIG - as in, averaging 1600 lbs., a few clocked in at 2000+ when we sold them, and Steamroller tipped the scales at 2300 when she was heavy bred. Selective culling (and selling due to age) over the years has reduced the average weight to around 1400 lbs., though I do have a few that are a solid 1800. I still have 2 cows that were from our first group of retained heifers, both will be 13 years old in a couple weeks and I have retained all their heifers.</p><p></p><p>Is the reduction in size due to selective management & bulls? Quality of forage? We haven't been able to burn the pastures in years, due to a lot of factors. I dunno.</p><p></p><p>My primary purpose in pelvic measuring the heifers is a live, unassisted calf.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TCRanch, post: 1784536, member: 24027"] I'm not sure how to answer that. We started out with 33 bred coming 3-year-olds and most of them were BIG - as in, averaging 1600 lbs., a few clocked in at 2000+ when we sold them, and Steamroller tipped the scales at 2300 when she was heavy bred. Selective culling (and selling due to age) over the years has reduced the average weight to around 1400 lbs., though I do have a few that are a solid 1800. I still have 2 cows that were from our first group of retained heifers, both will be 13 years old in a couple weeks and I have retained all their heifers. Is the reduction in size due to selective management & bulls? Quality of forage? We haven't been able to burn the pastures in years, due to a lot of factors. I dunno. My primary purpose in pelvic measuring the heifers is a live, unassisted calf. [/QUOTE]
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