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How much do you expect from 1st calf heifers?
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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1587178" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>There are always exceptions, but in most cases you can expect your heifer to wean progressively heavier calves as she ages from a first calf two year old to a mature 5 year old. For anyone interested I have posted the averages for Angus cattle below. In that table, you can see that the average increase in weaning weights between the first calf and the second is between 23 and 30 pounds, depending on that calves sex. You would expect her to continue to increase weaning weight up to 5 years old. Cows 10 and older are also expected to wean lighter calves.</p><p></p><p>Weaning Age of Dam Adjustment Chart</p><p>If Age-of-dam (at 205) is:</p><p> Add Lbs. to Age Adjusted Weaning Weight</p><p>..........................................MALE FEMALE</p><p>thru 2 yrs. 243 days......................68 57</p><p>2 yrs. 244 days thru 3 yrs. 91 days.....67 55</p><p>3 yrs. 92 days thru 3 yrs. 273 days.....37 32</p><p>3 yrs. 274 days thru 4 yrs. 91 days ....29 21</p><p>4 yrs. 92 days thru 5 yrs. 91 days .....15 13</p><p>5 yrs. 92 days thru 10 yrs. 91 days .....0 0</p><p>10 yrs. 92 days and older............... 22 19</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1587178, member: 9933"] There are always exceptions, but in most cases you can expect your heifer to wean progressively heavier calves as she ages from a first calf two year old to a mature 5 year old. For anyone interested I have posted the averages for Angus cattle below. In that table, you can see that the average increase in weaning weights between the first calf and the second is between 23 and 30 pounds, depending on that calves sex. You would expect her to continue to increase weaning weight up to 5 years old. Cows 10 and older are also expected to wean lighter calves. Weaning Age of Dam Adjustment Chart If Age-of-dam (at 205) is: Add Lbs. to Age Adjusted Weaning Weight ..........................................MALE FEMALE thru 2 yrs. 243 days......................68 57 2 yrs. 244 days thru 3 yrs. 91 days.....67 55 3 yrs. 92 days thru 3 yrs. 273 days.....37 32 3 yrs. 274 days thru 4 yrs. 91 days ....29 21 4 yrs. 92 days thru 5 yrs. 91 days .....15 13 5 yrs. 92 days thru 10 yrs. 91 days .....0 0 10 yrs. 92 days and older............... 22 19 [/QUOTE]
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