Cow-Calf Production Indicators Calculator
Interactive Calculators > Cow-Calf Production Indicators Calculator
NOTE: If an indicator is below the target or regional benchmark it does not necessarily mean that changing it will be beneficial. The cost:benefit of investing in changing each production indicator must be made on individual operations as they will vary and reflect one’s production system and enviornment that you operate in.
Step 1: Enter information in yellow highlighted cells |
Step 2: Compare to the Industry Targets |
Step 3: Compare to the Regional Benchmark (for cows) |
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| Region | Choose From drop-down list |
TARGET |
Western Canada |
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| INDICATOR | ||||||||||
| Cow:Bull Ratio | # Females Exposed | 20:1 | 25 | 21 | ||||||
| # Bulls used | ||||||||||
| Length of Calving Period | (Last Calving Date – First Calving Date) | 60-80 | 87 | |||||||
| Conception Rate (% Pregnant) | # Females Bred | 92% | 93% | 92% | ||||||
| # Females Exposed | 360 | |||||||||
| Calving Distribution | ||||||||||
| Calves Born 1-21 Days | # Calves Born Day 1-21 | 76% | 60% | 55% | ||||||
| Calves Born 22-42 Days | # Calves Born Day 22-42 | 19% | 25% | 30% | ||||||
| Calves Born 43-63 Days | # Calves Born Day 42 – 63 | 4% | 10% | 30% | ||||||
| Calves Born 64+ Days | # Calves Born Day 64+ | 2% | 5% | 5% | ||||||
| Pregnancy Loss % | # Females Aborted/Born Dead | 41 | 12% | 1% | 4% | |||||
| # Females Expected to Calve | 330 | |||||||||
| Calving Rate (%) | # Live Calves Born | 88% | 92% | 87% | ||||||
| # Females Bred | 330 | |||||||||
| Calf Death Loss % | # Calves Died Before Wean | 3% | 4% | 5% | ||||||
| # Live Calves Born | 330 | |||||||||
| Calf Survival Rate | # Calves Weaned | 280 | 97% | 95% | 86% | |||||
| # Live Calves Born | 289 | |||||||||
| Weaning Rate (%) | # Calves Weaned | 78% | 85% | 85% | ||||||
| # Females Exposed | 330 | |||||||||
| Average weaning weight (all calves) lbs | N/A | No Target | 570 | |||||||
| Lbs weaned/ Females Exposed | Total Lbs Weaned | 146440 | 407 | 460 | 533 | |||||
| # Females Exposed | 360 | |||||||||
| Adjusted 205 day weaning weight | Average age at weaning, days | 553 | N/A | No Target | N/A | No Benchmark | ||||
| Weight per day of age (lbs) | Average weaning weight | 523 | 1.75 | N/A | No Target | N/A | No Target | |||
| Average weaning age | 299 | |||||||||
| Average WW as % of Cow Weight | Total Lbs Weaned | 550 | 39% | 45% | 45% | |||||
| (adjusting bred heifer weight) | Average Mature Cow Weight, lbs | |||||||||
GOLD Indicators |
Your Numbers |
Target |
Regional Benchmark |
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| Growth (weaning weight as % of cow weight) | 50% | 45% | 45% |
| Open Cows (%) | 8% | 7% | 8% |
| Length of Calving Period | 72 | 60-80 | 8 |
| Death Loss of Calves (%) | 3% | 4% | 5% |