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This is a great episode if you're interested in low-input cattle. We've been on the same path here, really pushing our Lowline cows for the last few winters in order to find the most efficient and fertile ones. Last year we had a 94.5% calving rate in spite of the push. This winter we pushed harder, forcing the cows and calves to graze through the snow as much as possible, fed low quality forage when needed, and left the calves on the cows until the first week of March. They'll calve out late April/early May. We'll see what the result is. This is where incorporating Lowlines into your program can really give you an advantage. This is what they were built for.
12/07/2025
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09/17/2025
There's many reasons why I love Lowline and Lowline influenced cattle, but one of the big ones is their ability to wean a high percentage weight calf. What does that mean and why does that matter? The answer is - more pounds of beef produced per acre, and here's how it's figured. Typically you can put 30% more 1000lb cows on the same acreage where you'd fit (now) conventional 1400-1500lb cows. So, if you had a hundred 1500lb cows weaning 600lb calves (the norm is 40% of their body weight), you're producing 60,000lbs of beef on that acreage by weaning age. Now take your hundred and thirty, 1000lb cows weaning 500lb calves (norm is minimum 50% of their body weight), and you have 65,000lbs of beef produced by weaning age on the same acreage. That's 5,000lbs more beef produced at no extra cost! When you hear ranchers talk about moderate framed cattle being more efficient, higher percentage weaning weight is only one aspect of that efficiency. The Lowline Advantage is a real thing! That said, I do acknowledge that the cattle auctions won't give you a fair price for your Lowlines, and that's because the feedlots can't turn your 500lb Lowline calf into a 1400lb finished steer. BUT, if you are running a grass-fed / grass-finished program, selling direct to consumer - whether that's individuals, restaurants, stores, or just raising beef for your own family, you'll be hard-pressed to find a beef breed better suited to that! www.flyinggranch.ca
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