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D-weaner Dictionary

Weaner

A calf recently separated from its mother, usually sold for growing or finishing

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Plain meaning
A calf recently separated from its mother, usually sold for growing or finishing
How to use it
Buy or sell weaners by weight and condition; they are the main product of a breeding herd.
South African benchmark
South African weaners are sold to feedlots for finishing (Article 64).
Country notes
Namibia's weaner auction price was N$30.47 per kg in May 2025.
Go and read
M9-U2, M9-U3, M9-U4, C6 Lesson 6.3, M11-U6
Calculate it
T-M9-05 Market Price Comparator
Library sources
LIB-A060, LIB-A061, LIB-A064, LIB-P-Beef
See also
Backgrounding, Feedlot, Live weight
Beef: the product, the five stages of the business, the unit it is sold by and where it is producedBeef: how the business runsSold bykg live weight or carcass weight1Breed2Wean3Background on veld4Finish5Abattoir: carcass weightZAZWZMBWNAProduces commerciallyImports most needsZA South Africa, ZW Zimbabwe, ZM Zambia, BW Botswana, NA Namibia
From the Beef Major, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in M9 Beef.