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<blockquote data-quote="Idaman" data-source="post: 785206" data-attributes="member: 14119"><p>SRBeef. Congratulations on several fronts, the great calf weights, taking the time and effort to check and report this, and recognizing the importance of efficiency in the cattle raising business.</p><p></p><p>In the prior discussion about cow/calf weaning percentages raw and with adjustments for condition score I would like to add the following. Since your heavy cow weaned a raw cow/calf ratio of 35.4% if we use the Diamond D method of adjustment and assume that she has a condition score of 7 then we would need to subtract 160lbs. from her weight to figure the adjusted cow/calf ratio. 1930 less the 160lbs is 1770 divided into the calf weight of 683 (205 day adjusted weight) then we now have an adjusted ratio of 38.6%.which is higher than the raw ratio.</p><p></p><p>If we do the same with the lighter cow and also assign her a condition score of 7 then we also need to subtract 160 lbs from her weight which results in an adjusted cow weight of 1190 which divided into the calf 205day adjusted weight of 789 is an adjusted ratio of 65.7%. Since you said that your cows were about 150 lbs over normal weight that would come very close to the 2 frame score increase.</p><p></p><p>Although the condition score adjustment helps both cows the lighter weight cow is helped much more.</p><p></p><p>In the Pharo sale catalog there is a cow with a raw weight ratio of 68% with the calf weighing 530 and the cow, a two year old, weighing 775. I would have to wonder at that weight even on a small framed cow just what the condition score would be or if she is bred. In her case if she has a condition score of 3 then you would have to add 160 lbs to her weight to get the same condition score adjusted ratio and that ratio would be 56.6%</p><p></p><p>I don't honestly know if this all good or bad but interesting at least to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Idaman, post: 785206, member: 14119"] SRBeef. Congratulations on several fronts, the great calf weights, taking the time and effort to check and report this, and recognizing the importance of efficiency in the cattle raising business. In the prior discussion about cow/calf weaning percentages raw and with adjustments for condition score I would like to add the following. Since your heavy cow weaned a raw cow/calf ratio of 35.4% if we use the Diamond D method of adjustment and assume that she has a condition score of 7 then we would need to subtract 160lbs. from her weight to figure the adjusted cow/calf ratio. 1930 less the 160lbs is 1770 divided into the calf weight of 683 (205 day adjusted weight) then we now have an adjusted ratio of 38.6%.which is higher than the raw ratio. If we do the same with the lighter cow and also assign her a condition score of 7 then we also need to subtract 160 lbs from her weight which results in an adjusted cow weight of 1190 which divided into the calf 205day adjusted weight of 789 is an adjusted ratio of 65.7%. Since you said that your cows were about 150 lbs over normal weight that would come very close to the 2 frame score increase. Although the condition score adjustment helps both cows the lighter weight cow is helped much more. In the Pharo sale catalog there is a cow with a raw weight ratio of 68% with the calf weighing 530 and the cow, a two year old, weighing 775. I would have to wonder at that weight even on a small framed cow just what the condition score would be or if she is bred. In her case if she has a condition score of 3 then you would have to add 160 lbs to her weight to get the same condition score adjusted ratio and that ratio would be 56.6% I don’t honestly know if this all good or bad but interesting at least to me. [/QUOTE]
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