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The Midwest Cattleman · February 2, 2023 · P7
IS YOUR HERD HITTING CALVING SEASON BENCHMARKS?OUR HERD HITTING CALVING SEASON BENCHMARKS?
IS Y

Cows that calve on time season. Correct management push selection pressure on ber to separate young fe-
are the number one indicator of heifers is imperative to reproduction. Ultimately, males from the mature herd
that cattle within that oper- maintaining herd longevity. young females are still grow- during this time as nutrient
ation fit the managerial pro- Proper reproductive manage- ing and have higher nutrient requirement of cows is lower
gram. This happens simply ment of young females may requirements than mature and overfeeding the mature
from timely reproduction. Re- include breeding 2-3 weeks cows following their first herd can become costly.
productive performance of an prior to the mature herd to calving. Therefore, it is im- Importance of Calving
operation is important to the ensure adequate recovery portant to ensure they are Distribution
overall success and bottom time following calving. Oth- receiving the adequate nu- If a large majority of the
line of that operation. Bench- ers may challenge their heif- trition to meet their nutrient herd fails to calve in the first
marking may be beneficial ers by allowing only a short requirements to maintain re-
as it can help focus limited (30-day) breeding period to productive success. Remem- continued on page 11
management time on critical
areas of an individual’s beef
cow business. This year may
provide opportunity to define
an operations bottom line
through outlining the calving Cowman’s Kind
season.
Mature Cow Herd
Calving distribution is one BULL & FEMALE SALE
way producers can evaluate
their herd’s reproductive per- February 25, 2023
formance from the previous 12:30 p.m. (CST) At the Ranch Barnard, Kansas
year. The North Dakota Beef
Cattle Improvement Associa-
tion Cow Herd Appraisal Per-
formance Software program 115 GELBVIEH AND BALANCER®
(CHAPS) put out production BULLS, 5 ANGUS BULLS and 80
benchmark data for calving
distributions. According to FEMALES SELL
CHAPS, 63% of the mature • All bulls have genomic enhanced EPD’s and are sire verified
cow herd should calve with- and tested for Homo Black and Homo Polled
in the first 21 days, 87% by • 100% of the bulls selling are Homo Polled and 82% are Homo Lot 111
42 days, and 96% by 63 days Black Reg. #1547714
of the calving season. If cows • 83% of the bulls selling are by breed leading AI Sires Homo Black, Homo Polled, 40% Balancer
calving in the first 21 days is • 50 bulls are sired by bulls who have been awarded the Grand bull AI sired by Crawford Guarantee
that’s heifer safe and performance
less than 60% and cows calv- Champion Pen of Steers for Carcass Value in the o cial strong
American Gelbvieh Foundation Scale and Rail Contest
ing in the second 21 days of • All bulls have complete ultrasound data and performance
the calving season is greater information in large and meaningful contemporary groups
than 25%, re-evaluation of • Video of entire o ering available online after February 1
the herd needs to occur. • First Breeding season and injury guarantee
First Calf Heifers
Heifers are traditionally Customer service and customer satisfaction have
bred to calve prior to the cow- kept us in the seedstock busin s for more than
herd. Benchmarks related to 60 years Lot 121
first calf heifers include: 42% Reg. #1387254
of heifers calving prior to Every sound 6 year old female sells including
their scheduled calving date, this ET daughter of the noted 223M2 donor by
Baldridge Waylon. Her son is a sale highlight
76% of heifers by 21 days, and she sells with a fall born bull calf at side
and 88% of heifers by 42 and is rebred AI.
days. The one group failing
to meet these benchmarks Leland Clark: 785.392.0888
Kyle Cavalli: 785.531.1947
are 3-year-old females. While Will Johnson: 316.737.9812
every other age group has the Office: 785.792.6244
largest percentage calving in 3041 E. Hwy. 284,
the first 21 days, 3-year-olds Barnard, KS 67418
have a larger percentage E. prcc@twinvalley.net
calving in the second 21-day www.postrockcattle.com
period.
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