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<blockquote data-quote="Dap" data-source="post: 717196" data-attributes="member: 2517"><p>I had a little extra help hanging around for preg check day a few weeks ago, so I decided to weigh one group of cows (35 head) on their way through the chute. I had just weaned a week before, and their body condition was good. All the cows (ages 3 and up) averaged 1208 lbs., with the smallest at 1010, and heaviest at 1550. In terms of % body weight weaned, 6 of the top 7 cows were below 1200 lbs., including the 3 smallest. The biggest surprise to me when looking at these numbers was that the cows I have always looked at as being the best (always fleshy, with nice growthy calves) turned out to have some of the lowest % body weight weaned. I went back and looked at calving dates, and they had some of the later calves, which I'm sure contributed to their better body condition. I sold 18 steers from this group and they matched up very well....you couldn't tell which was from the smaller or bigger cows. </p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what I'm going to do with this info yet, but I'm going to weigh all my cows as time permits. One other thing that stands out when I look at the info is something we already know. Big or small frame, the fertile cows that calve early in the season make the money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dap, post: 717196, member: 2517"] I had a little extra help hanging around for preg check day a few weeks ago, so I decided to weigh one group of cows (35 head) on their way through the chute. I had just weaned a week before, and their body condition was good. All the cows (ages 3 and up) averaged 1208 lbs., with the smallest at 1010, and heaviest at 1550. In terms of % body weight weaned, 6 of the top 7 cows were below 1200 lbs., including the 3 smallest. The biggest surprise to me when looking at these numbers was that the cows I have always looked at as being the best (always fleshy, with nice growthy calves) turned out to have some of the lowest % body weight weaned. I went back and looked at calving dates, and they had some of the later calves, which I'm sure contributed to their better body condition. I sold 18 steers from this group and they matched up very well....you couldn't tell which was from the smaller or bigger cows. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with this info yet, but I'm going to weigh all my cows as time permits. One other thing that stands out when I look at the info is something we already know. Big or small frame, the fertile cows that calve early in the season make the money. [/QUOTE]
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