Tapes can be accurate if you have the beef or dairy tape and use it on the appropriate animals. The hardest part is basing your judgment of the body condition (finish) to match what the tape is based on. Also some tapes don't take gender into consideration. ^30 does sound high for a 6 month old heifer, but, if she is a large breed and large for her breed and in excellent condition, it could be possible.
dunmovin farms
> Does anyone know how acurate
> weight tapes are? I have a heifer
> that I'm trying to establish a
> weaning weight on. We don't have a
> scale and no one near by has one
> either. My weight tape said 630
> lbs for a properly finished
> animal. Does this sound right for
> a 6 month old heifer? Thanks Jen
>
