Stocker Calves (Beef)*

Stocker Calves (Dairy)

  • Average Weight: 350-450lbs
  • Finished weight: 1500lbs
  • % daily intake: 3%
  • Average gain per day: 0.68lbs
  • Age at weaning: 189 days
  • Average price at weaning: $0.68 per lb
  • Time to finish weight: 18 months - 2 years
  • Average weaning weight: 560lbs
  • Average Weight:
  • Finished Weight: 1500lbs
  • % daily intake: 3-4%
  • Average gain per day: 1.5lbs
  • Age at weaning: 7 to 8 weeks
  • Average price at weaning: $900 per calf
  • Time to finish weight: N/A**
  • Average weaning weight: 100lbs

Goats

Pigs

  • Average weight: 100lbs
  • Finished weight: 60-80lbs
  • % daily intake: 5.5%
  • Average gain per day: 0.25lbs
  • Age at weaning: 8-12 weeks
  • Average price at weaning: $70, per kid
  • Time to finish weight: 6 to 12 months
  • Average weaning weight: 6 to 12lbs
  • Average Weight: 550lbs
  • Finished weight: 225lbs
  • % daily intake: 4%
  • Average gain per day: 1.2lbs
  • Age at weaning: 3 to 4 weeks
  • Average price at weaning: $65, per piglet
  • Time to finish weight: 6 months
  • Average weaning weight: 14lbs

Lambs (sheep)

Chickens

  • Average weight: 100lbs
  • Finished weight: 135lbs
  • % daily intake: 3-4%
  • Average gain per day: 0.25lbs
  • Age at weaning: 60 days
  • Average price at weaning: $50, per lamb
  • Time to finish weight: 5 to 7 months
  • Average weaning weight: 50lbs
  • Average Weight: 5lbs
  • Finished weight: 5lbs
  • % daily intake: 2.8%
  • Average gain per day: 0.10lbs
  • Average price at hatching: $2.50
  • Time to finish weight: 8 weeks
  • Average hatching weight:0.12lbs

*Stocker Calves is a term used to encompass all young beef calves that will not be raised to be bred, the average weight takes into acoount weights of calves from birth to weaning, thus it is lower than the average weaning weight.

**Dairy cows are not finished to be slaughtered, therefore no finish weight is given.