Total weaned-calf liveweight as a percentage of the liveweight of the cows mated to produce them — a single read on whether your cow herd size matches your land’s feed availability.
Efficient cow herds wean 40%+ of their mated liveweight as calf; the southern sector mean sits around 33%.
MLA More Beef from Pastures ↗Larger cows cost more to maintain and reduce how many breeders the property carries. This metric finds the females that wean a heavy calf relative to their own body size, lifting output per hectare without extra feed.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Cull non-pregnant cows to remove non-productive pressure from pastures.
Select genetics for calf growth without increasing mature frame size.
Wean early in dry spells to protect the body condition of breeding cows.
Total weaned-calf liveweight as a percentage of the liveweight of the cows mated to produce them — a single read on whether your cow herd size matches your land’s feed availability.
You need: Females joined (no.), Avg cow liveweight at joining (kg), Calves weaned (no.), Avg calf weaning weight (kg). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
Efficient cow herds wean 40%+ of their mated liveweight as calf; the southern sector mean sits around 33%.
Cull non-pregnant cows to remove non-productive pressure from pastures. Select genetics for calf growth without increasing mature frame size. Wean early in dry spells to protect the body condition of breeding cows.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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