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<blockquote data-quote="MoGal" data-source="post: 723328" data-attributes="member: 1346"><p>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......... </p><p>Last month I asked the hubby how much he thought "Effie" weighed and he tells me 1150 lbs...... I didn't say anything. </p><p></p><p>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, </p><p>"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.</p><p></p><p>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. </p><p></p><p>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). </p><p></p><p>To be honest I haven't seen anyone downsizing to smaller framed cattle in this area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MoGal, post: 723328, member: 1346"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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