How much does an American cow weigh?

Answer 1

A first-calf Holstein heifer should ideally weight at least 1000 pounds at the time of calving. A mature, large-framed Holstein cow in her fourth or later lactation may weigh up to 1800 pounds.

Answer 2

There is no known average for the weight of a cow's skeleton. This information can variety greatly from one cow to another. The most significant determining factors for the weight of a cow's skeleton is the type of cow it is and its size.

Answer 3

Depends on the finishing weight of that "cow." For instance, the liveweight of a finisher steer is around 1400 lbs. The carcass weight of that steer is typically 58% of the liveweight, which would be around 812 lbs. The edible weight of that animal is 49% of the carcass weight, and that would be around 400 lbs. So a quarter of that is approximately 100 lbs.

Thus, a quarter of a steer that has been cleaned and cut for beef and had a finishing weight of 1400 lbs and a quarter of that steer is sold to a client, then that quarter is 100 lbs of beef.

Answer 4

An American cow (which is a breed, by the way) can expec to have an average weight of around 1200 to 1600 lbs.

Answer 5

The world's biggest cow is a Black and White Freisian, weighs 1.25 tons.

Answer 6

The viscera of a cow can weigh around 30% or more of the cow's total body weight.

Answer 7

It varies. The pelvic bone of a cow is far heavier than one of its vertebral bones, for instance.

Answer 8

An adult cow is about 1,600 lbs