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<blockquote data-quote="Travlr" data-source="post: 1778353" data-attributes="member: 42463"><p>The standard is seven months/205 days to wean. That's what weaning weights are based on. So anything over 500# is better than average.</p><p>Again... the trick is to have consistent looking calves within a range of type. If you bring in a load of calves that range wildly in size, age, color, ear, and fleshiness, a lot of times the sale barn will split them up by type, weight, color, and you won't get the same price on each lot. That means you are getting less on some for the same amount of effort you put in the top selling calves. You said you are running 60/70 cows so you will get the best price possible if you bring in 30ish steers that are as identical as possible and all get run through in a single lot.</p><p></p><p>The higher the weaning weights you are going for, the less likely it is to get consistency. 600# is about the top weights I've found are easily achieved. I've weaned a calf at 825 from a first calf heifer... but that's an outlier.</p><p></p><p>And get to know your auctioneers. Mine them for information. They know the buyers and what they are looking for. If you have the right kind of animals in larger lots you might even get a call from a buyer and skip the sale barn altogether.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Travlr, post: 1778353, member: 42463"] The standard is seven months/205 days to wean. That's what weaning weights are based on. So anything over 500# is better than average. Again... the trick is to have consistent looking calves within a range of type. If you bring in a load of calves that range wildly in size, age, color, ear, and fleshiness, a lot of times the sale barn will split them up by type, weight, color, and you won't get the same price on each lot. That means you are getting less on some for the same amount of effort you put in the top selling calves. You said you are running 60/70 cows so you will get the best price possible if you bring in 30ish steers that are as identical as possible and all get run through in a single lot. The higher the weaning weights you are going for, the less likely it is to get consistency. 600# is about the top weights I've found are easily achieved. I've weaned a calf at 825 from a first calf heifer... but that's an outlier. And get to know your auctioneers. Mine them for information. They know the buyers and what they are looking for. If you have the right kind of animals in larger lots you might even get a call from a buyer and skip the sale barn altogether. [/QUOTE]
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