Welcome to Cattler's Newsletter #35

New Features and Updates

Here’s a quick overview of the latest features and improvements we’ve rolled out — all driven by member feedback and focused on usability, visibility, and efficiency.

1. Enhanced Bunk Score Interface

We’ve redesigned the Bunk Score interface to make key information easier and faster to understand. You can now edit the next feed delivery using any measurement you prefer (DM, As Fed, or % live weight), giving you greater flexibility and control when managing rations.

2. Feed History Transfer Between Pens

Feed history now moves with the lot. Previously, while each lot and animal maintained a complete feeding history, that information wasn’t visible after moving a lot to a new pen.

Based on member requests, we added the option to transfer a lot’s full feeding history when it changes pens. You can now view this history directly in the destination pen — including the time the lot spent in previous pens — and the same data is also available in bunk readings. This provides better context and supports more informed decisions.

3. Cattle Transfers by Pen

Moving cattle is now faster and more efficient. In addition to transferring animals by lot or sub-lot, you can now move animals by selecting their original pen.

This allows you to transfer multiple lots that share the same pen at the same time, significantly reducing the number of steps required.

4. Payweight in the Cattle In

We introduced a new optional payweight field in the Cattle In process. This field allows you to record the actual weight at which animals arrive at the feedyard.

In the near future, this value will be used both as the starting weight and in the new closeout calculations, enabling a more accurate evaluation of animal growth.

5. New Sales Form – Expanded Features

The Sales Form has been updated with a cleaner interface and additional functionality to provide more complete sales insights.

You can now upload quality grading details for animals based on the program they belong to, using a CSV file in the format provided by the packer. Additionally, you can download a complete list of sold animals, including entry and exit weights and other key metrics.

Animal Health 2.0 – Phase One Launch

We’re excited to announce the launch of the first phase of Animal Health 2.0, a complete redesign of this area focused on clarity, flexibility, and better health tracking across the feedyard.

1. Fully Redesigned Interface

We renewed the entire Animal Health interface, making it much more user-friendly, intuitive, and easy to navigate. Key information is now clearer and faster to access.

2. Treatments: Undo Capability

We added the ability to undo treatments, increasing flexibility and reducing friction when corrections are needed in day-to-day operations.

3. Sick Cattle View

We introduced a new Sick Cattle tab that provides a centralized view of all sick animals.

From this view, you can:

• See how many animals are currently sick and where they are located

• Track how many animals have recovered, by disease

• Monitor mortality counts by disease

Most importantly, you can now pull out sick animals directly from their original pen—meaning you can identify and manage them while keeping them in that same pen. Animals can be marked as sick or treated without the need to send them to a hospital pen, significantly simplifying workflows and improving accuracy.

4. Expanded Health Protocol Details

We expanded the information that can be recorded in health protocols to improve communication between teams and enable better outcome analysis. You can now include:

• Protocol description

• Treatment indications

• Expected treatment results

• Applicable cattle types

  
  

5. Pen Rider Improvements

We also enhanced the Pen Rider experience. You can now:

• Add a diagnosis without performing a treatment or pulling the animal

• Record cause of death and add comments when applicable

In addition, the animal historical profile has been significantly expanded. Along with entry date and treatments, you can now view:

• Full pen movement history

• Disease diagnoses

• Comments and observations

This complete history is now downloadable as a CSV file, making analysis and reporting easier than ever.

To learn more about these updates in detail, you can watch our latest webinar.

Cattler in the Spotlight

Over the past few months, Cattler has been featured in industry media, highlighting how technology continues to transform feedyard operations.

We were recently mentioned in Feedlot Magazine, showcasing the role of digital tools in modern cattle management, and in Midwest Messenger – Livestock Roundup, where Cattler was recognized as part of the evolving livestock technology landscape.

These features reflect the growing adoption of Cattler across the industry and reinforce our commitment to building solutions driven by real feedlot needs.

Cattler of the Year – Candidates

These outstanding feedlots have been selected as Cattler of the Year candidates:

• Wente Livestock (Farley, IA)

• Knox Farms (Brewster, KS)

• Metzner Cattle Company (Osceola, NE)

• MFarms (Benedict, NE)

• Hall Feedyard (Bridgeport, NE)

• Rezac Land & Livestock (Onaga, KS)

• Rolling J Livestock LLC (Arlington)

• Kennedy Cattle Co. (Atlantic, IA)

• Chad Wieczorek (Stickney, SD)

• Cattle County Feeders Inc. (Ingalls, KS)

• Schmitt Farms & Feedyard (Tipton, KS)

These feedlots will compete against winners from Latin America and Canada to determine who will be named Feedlot of the Year.