MoGal
Well-known member
I think it boils down to people not actually knowing how much their cows really weigh. Beef articles have been saying the average cow is about 1450 lbs.........
Last month I asked the hubby how much he thought "Effie" weighed and he tells me 1150 lbs...... I didn't say anything.
Effie (six years old) has a seven week old calf on her and when the hubby put her on the scale (by herself) there was silence....... and when I asked him how much she weighs, he responded,
"Well, the scale says 1450 lbs"......... this is a state certified scale his boss has so I know its not off by much if any.
While I think a 1200-1300 lb cow is about right...... the majority of our girls will weigh 1400 lbs as they are about the same size.
I wonder how many other folks are out there thinking they have a 1150 lb cow that actually weighs 1450 lbs (and normally my hubby isn't that far off on weights).
To be honest I haven't seen anyone downsizing to smaller framed cattle in this area.
Last month I asked the hubby how much he thought "Effie" weighed and he tells me 1150 lbs...... I didn't say anything.
Effie (six years old) has a seven week old calf on her and when the hubby put her on the scale (by herself) there was silence....... and when I asked him how much she weighs, he responded,
"Well, the scale says 1450 lbs"......... this is a state certified scale his boss has so I know its not off by much if any.
While I think a 1200-1300 lb cow is about right...... the majority of our girls will weigh 1400 lbs as they are about the same size.
I wonder how many other folks are out there thinking they have a 1150 lb cow that actually weighs 1450 lbs (and normally my hubby isn't that far off on weights).
To be honest I haven't seen anyone downsizing to smaller framed cattle in this area.