Estimating Weight of Beef Cattle by
Heart Girth Measurements

If it is not possible to scale weigh cattle, tape measuring is a handy alternative way to estimate weight. Remember that it only gives you an approximation of the animal's weight.

How To Measure Your Beef Cattle:

Stand the animal with head in normal position and with the four legs set squarely under the body.
Pass the tape tightly around the body just back of the shoulders at the smallest circumference
it is recommended that the animal be kept off feed and water for 12 hours before measuring. An overnight shrink is enough.

The Following Table Indicates Beef Cattle Weight:

 

Heart
Girth
Inches		Weight
In
Pounds		 Heart
Girth
Inches		Weight
In
Pounds		 Heart
Girth
Inches		Weight
In
Pounds		 Heart
Girth
Inches		Weight
In
Pounds		 Heart
Girth
Inches		Weight
In
Pounds
3091 42236 54484 66834 781288
30½95 42½244 54½496 66½850 78½1310
3199 43253 55509 67869 791332
31½103 43½262 55½522 67½886 79½1353
32108 44271 56535 68903 801374
32½113 44½279 56½548 68½921 80½1396
33118 45288 57562 69939 811418
33½123 45½297 57½575 69½957 81½1440
34128 46307 58589 70975 821463
34½133 46½317 58½603 70½993 82½1485
35139 47327 59618 701011 831508
35½145 47½337 59½632 71½1030 83½1531
36151 48347 60647 721049 841555
36½157 48½358 60½661 72½1068 84½1578
37163 49369 61676 731087 851601
37½169 49½379 61½691 73½1107 85½1624
38176 50390 62707 741127 861648
38½183 50½401 62½722 74½1147 86½1672
39190 51412 63737 751167 871697
39½197 51½424 63½753 75½1186 87½1721
40205 52436 64770 761205 881745
40½212 52½448 64½786 76½1226 88½1770
41220 53460 65802 771247 891796
41½228 53½472 65½818 77½1267 89½1821

Last Updated - Saturday, October 04, 2008 12:42 PM