In November, slaughter was higher year-over-year. While the increase in total cattle slaughter can be attributed to the additional slaughter day in November 2021 relative to a year prior, the average pace of fed cattle slaughter was higher on a per-weekday basis, with Saturday slaughter averaging lower.

Forage intake potential plays a key role in supporting cow-calf animal performance. Three factors that affect forage intake are forage quality, animal weight and stage of production of the animal.

Ensuring adequate colostrum intake is one of the most important factors in producing healthy, profitable cattle. Because antibodies do not pass across the placenta, calves must rely on consuming colostrum for early protection against pathogens.

Does it ever seem that your cows can’t find enough things to scratch on during these long winter months? Constantly rubbing on and breaking gates, posts, boards – if they can use it to scratch themselves on, it’s probably going to break and need replaced soon.

Determining the right bull-to-cow ratio is something all cow-calf producers must do. An appropriate bull-to-cow ratio will vary depending on stocking rate, pasture size, bull age, previous breeding experience, libido, single- versus multiple-bull pastures, bull fertility and other factors.