Are Your Cows Paying Their Way?
Pounds of calf weaned ÷ cows exposed to bulls = cow efficiency. Track by cow, by year, by breeding group. Know who to cull.
Questions? Email: pavan@cattleos.com
Which Cows Are Profitable?
The Problem
- ✗Don't know which individual cows are profitable
- ✗Keeping open cows or light weaners costs money
- ✗Can't compare cows across years
- ✗Calculating lbs/cow exposed manually is tedious
- ✗Making culling decisions on gut feel, not data
The CattleOS Solution
- Pounds weaned per cow calculated automatically
- See each cow's production over her lifetime
- Compare to herd average instantly
- Factor in cow maintenance costs
- Culling lists generated by profitability
"Culled bottom 20 cows by lbs weaned per cow. Replaced with bred heifers. Weaning weights up 8,000 lbs total. Simple math."
Gary M.
Commercial Cow-Calf, Nebraska - 240 cows
How It Works
Auto-Calculate
Enter weaning weights. CattleOS calculates lbs weaned per cow exposed for each cow, breeding group, and whole herd.
Lifetime Production
See total pounds weaned over each cow's lifetime. Which cows consistently deliver? Which never pay back?
Cull Lists
Bottom 10% of cows ranked by pounds weaned. Make data-driven culling decisions. Replace low producers.
Common Questions
What is "pounds weaned per cow exposed"?
Total pounds of calf weaned ÷ number of cows exposed to bulls (bred). Industry average is 450-550 lbs. Top herds achieve 600+ lbs. Key cow-calf efficiency metric.
How do I improve pounds weaned per cow?
Three ways: 1) Cull open cows and low weaners, 2) Improve genetics for growth, 3) Better nutrition. CattleOS shows you which cows to cull first.
Does this account for cow age and management?
Yes. Compare first-calf heifers separately from mature cows. Factor in feeding costs, breeding costs, and opportunity cost of keeping poor producers.