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When is best time to Wean?
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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm22" data-source="post: 651782" data-attributes="member: 7645"><p>Exactly, you also can't tell which cows are working for you and which aren't. Without rough date of birth data in a calving year round system in a 100 cow herd a cow could calve every 16 months and wean a 380 pound calf and she probably never gets identified as a money loser. He doesn't know how old the calves are he just sells what looks big enough 3 or 4 times a year when he needs money. He probably has no idea which calves he sold went with which cow much less how old any of them are to calculate a 205 day weight. That dink calf could still by nursing at 11-12 months old when it is finally sold weighing 560 pounds and the guy THINKS he is selling a good feeder calf and that black cow over there did a good job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm22, post: 651782, member: 7645"] Exactly, you also can't tell which cows are working for you and which aren't. Without rough date of birth data in a calving year round system in a 100 cow herd a cow could calve every 16 months and wean a 380 pound calf and she probably never gets identified as a money loser. He doesn't know how old the calves are he just sells what looks big enough 3 or 4 times a year when he needs money. He probably has no idea which calves he sold went with which cow much less how old any of them are to calculate a 205 day weight. That dink calf could still by nursing at 11-12 months old when it is finally sold weighing 560 pounds and the guy THINKS he is selling a good feeder calf and that black cow over there did a good job. [/QUOTE]
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