SHARING OPTIONS: Weigh cattle at the start of March. If animals are more than 100kg from target slaughter weight, at current beef and ration prices, these animals are better off going back to grass or selling live later in spring. Early March is a good time to review cattle performance over winter, then make a final call on which animals will go back to grass, be sold live this spring or finished out of the house. When making such a decision, the starting point is to weigh cattle before completing a budget based on what the animal is worth now, how much meal is needed for finishing and final beef price.