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Weight & body condition

Log weigh-ins with BCS, frame, hip height and docility. ADG between weighings is worked out for you.

Weight & Body Condition records every time an animal crosses the scale (or gets taped or eyeballed), along with its body condition, frame and temperament. For each weigh-in, the tool works out the average daily gain since the last weighing of that animal. Open it from the Weight & body condition tile on the Workspace home.

This tool uses the standard layout. If you're new, read How record tools work for Customize, CSV, sorting and row menus.

Summary cards

Weigh-ins logged: all records.
Last 30 days: weigh-ins from the past month.
Average BCS: across all weigh-ins with a score (target 5–6 at calving).
Animals weighed: how many different animals.

Add a weigh-in

Click Add weigh-in.
Fill in Date, Animal and Weight (lb). All three are required.
Pick a Weigh type: Birth, Weaning, Yearling, 18-month, Pre-breeding, Pre-calving, Feedlot entry, Interim (feedlot), Pre-sale, Exit / final or Routine (the default).
Optional: Body condition score (1–9) (1 Emaciated to 9 Extremely fat), Frame score (1–9), Hip height (in), Docility (BIF 1–6) (1 Docile to 6 Very aggressive), Method (Scale, Weigh tape (estimate), Visual estimate), Pen / paddock, Weighed by and Notes.
Click Save.

On weaning day, use Several animals only if they share the same weight. Otherwise the AI assistant is faster. Try "Add weaning weights for tags 201–205 at 550 lb", or click the microphone and read the tags and weights out to it.

The table

Columns: Date, Animal, Weigh type, Weight, Body condition score, Frame score, Docility and ADG since last.

ADG since last takes this weight, subtracts the animal's previous weight, and divides by the days between them. It's shown in lb/d. It reads "—" when there's no earlier weigh-in. Use the same animal tag each time so the weigh-ins match up.

Tabs and filters

Tabs by weigh type: All, Weaning, Yearling and so on. Only types you've used show up.
Filters: Any body condition score (1–9), Any docility (bif 1–6), Any method and Any date.
Click the ADG since last heading to sort by gain and see your best and worst doers.

Export and customize

Pick the Weaning tab and This year, then click CSV to download a weaning list as a spreadsheet file for your breed association or your own records. Use Customize to add fields like "Scrotal circumference" or "Pen #", or to change the weigh-type list.

Good to know

The note under the table gives Wagyu reference figures: fullblood birth weight about 55–70 lb, and long-fed ADG about 1.5–2.2 lb/d.
Adjusted 205- and 365-day weights are worked out in Calculators (see Calculators).
Every weigh-in also shows on the animal's timeline (right-click a row, then Everything about …).