Performance Data

Performance Data

Year Avg. 205
day WW		 Heifer
Adj. YW		 head # Feedlot
ADG
2020 443 NA 284 NA
2019 563 NA 294 3.71
2018 659 760 306 3.94
2017 673.4 787 309 NA
2016 631.9 NA 315 4.64
2015 569 691 137 4.02
2014 598.7 740 246 4.22
2013 596.3 783 264 4.22
2012 519.7 777 91 3.98

2011

569.5

733

  

4.3

2010

583.1

731

118

4.27

2009

592

778

  

4.16

2008

611.7

N/A

 

4.1

2007

531

766

168

4.32

2006

595.2

889

  

4.24**

2005

589

717

 

3.1

2004

598.3

737*

 

3.13

2003

552.8

761

 

N/A

2002

606

789

 

N/A

2001

562.3

N/A

 

N/A

2000

606.2

827

 

N/A

1999

616.6

N/A

  

N/A

1998

544.5

N/A

  

N/A

Calving Data

Year

Head

Birth wt

Death Loss

Calving Ability

2020 284 79.2 16 NA
2019 294 81.8 12 1.06
2018 306 83 6 1.06
2017   77 22 0.97
2016 315 77.3 8 1
2015 137 75 6 0.97
2014 264 80.6 11 1.02
2013 264 80.4 6 (including 2
late term abortions)		 1.02

2012

341

79

4

1.05

2011

297

79.8

8

1

2010

292

80.8

8

1.02

2009

283

80

5

1.06

2008

279

80.6

8

1.03

2007

265

83

2

1

2006

276

87.3

4

1.04

2005

266

Not available

2

1.1

2004

282

74.9

4

1.06

2003

268

84

3

1.1

2002

281

Not available

10

1.03

2001

305

83.3

5

1.11

2000

301

82

9

1.11

1999

274

84.6

5

1.08

1998

196

76.6

4

1.11

 

We calved out 85 heifers in 2015 and only pulled one calf which had died in utero a few days before she went into labor, thus not initiating a normal parturition.

* In 2012 Because of the drought, the first calf heifers' calves were weaned at 60 days of age; The rest of the calves were weaned at 90 days of age
For the last two years, the heifers have been developed on corns stalks with one pound of distillers grain per head per day. These yearling weights are taken before they are turned out onto annual rye grass.

In 2014, we calved out 75 heifers and did not pull a single calf
In the mature cows, we had two calves with malpostions Those were all we pulled.

Calving Ability Scoring System
1 = Normal birth, no assistance
2 = Easy pull
3 = Hard pull
4 = Cesarean
5 = Mal position

As you can see, we do not assist very many cows. We calved out 101 heifers in 2012 and assisted only 7 of them without losing a single calf.

Birth Weights
We estimate birth weights by using a calving tape. The tape correlates the diameter of the calf’s foot at the coronary band with birth weight. Since we are not selling bulls, we feel that this method gives us a good comparison within the herd and allows us to identify individuals that are too big.

Carcass Data
% SS +
Year Feeder Head Yield Car Wt Avg REA % CAB % Prime % Choice % Select % YG 1 % YG 2 % YG 3 % YG 4 % YG 5
2019   137 3.25 947.8 14.85 58 6 71 2 4 25 73 29 6
2018   127 2.8 949 14.84 47 5 108 7 4 32 61 21 2
2016       923 3.78 30 3 96 4 4.9 25.2 51.3 17.4  
2015 Feeder  Darr 58 4.0 1035 15.5   2 97 2 2 2 48 47  
2014 Darr(steers) 137 3.9 951 13.6 6 0 73 26 0 9 45 46  
2013 Darr(steers) 106 3.40 952.4 14.8 21 1 87 12 2 24 56 18  
2012 Darr(heifers) 69 3.1 811.2 13.5 23 0 67 33 2 39 52 6  
2012 Darr (steers)
91 2.9 948.1 15 8 0 64 36 3 50 39 8  
2012 Darr(steers) 60 3.2 914.5 14.2 18 0 93 7 3 27 55 13  

2011

Darr Feedlot (steers)

 

Carcass Data not Available

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

2010

Darr Feedlot (steers)

136

64.32

920.9

 

4.4

0

73

26

1

38

57

4

  

2009

Darr Feedlot (steers)

126

62.39

909

 

24.6

0

75.4

23.81

4.76

32.54

51.59

11.11

  
% SS +
Year Feeder Head Yield Car Wt Avg REA % CAB % Prime % Choice % Select % YG 1 % YG 2 % YG 3 % YG 4  

2009

Darr Feedlot (Heifers)

71

63.09

862

 

44.37

2.82

88.73

8.45

2.82

4.23

32.39

54.93

  

2008

Darr Feedlot (steers)

115

61.64

895

 

22.17

0

62.61

35.62

0

24.35

50.43

25.22

  

2008

Darr Feedlot (steers)

77

61.74

783

 

35.07

0

79.22

19.48

1.3

11.69

49.36

36.36

  

2007

Darr Feedlot (steers)

98

62.58

921

 

35.2

1.02

76.53

22.45

0

23.47

60.2

16.33

  

2006

Darr Feed Lot (heifers)

63

63.45

812

 

23.81

3.17

85.71

9.52

0

11.11

49.31

30.16

  

2006

Darr Feed Lot (steers)

70

63.27

901

 

14.29

0

72.86

27.14

0

14.29

62.86

20

  

2005

South Central Feeders

116

 

816

13.6

N/A

0

67

33

0.9

12.9

68.1

17.2

  

2005

Cure Feeders

78

 

802

13.8

8.3

1.5

55.4

39.1

6

32.3

47.6

9.1

  

2004

Ainsworth Feed Yd

77

62.25

795

N/A

N/A

0%

74

26

0

13

81

6

  

*Cattle should have been killed three weeks earlier but couldn’t place them because of Covid
** weaning weights are not adjusted 205 day weights

 

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