Add and Manage Groups of Cattle

Ensuring your Performance Beef account stays organized begins at the foundation. Learn how to accurately enter and manage groups by following these steps below.

1. Click Overview on the left side of the screen in your Performance Beef account.

2.  In the top right corner, click the green +/- Head button.

3. The red toggle will have Add selected by default when opening that page.

4. Enter the mandatory fields.

   1. Group ID
      1. Closeouts (and other performance data) are summarized by Group IDs, not per pen. If you want to compare performance data from one set of cattle to another, like lights versus heavies or steers versus heifers, they must have their own Group ID.
         • You may have multiple Group IDs in one pen- this will produce multiple closeouts.
         • You may have a Group ID in several pens - this will produce one closeout. 
         • You may combine groups to create one closeout, but you cannot separate one group to produce multiple closeouts.  
      2. Group IDs should not be reused, unless you are truly adding cattle into an existing group. We suggest the incoming date be included in Group IDs to make them unique (example: Fall Calves 2020). 
      3. We also recommend refraining from naming groups the same as the pen they are in as it creates confusion as groups move to different pens. Read about the difference between Pens and Group IDs here. 
         
         
   2. Date 
      1. Any following information input should align with the cattle on the selected date (Ex. Entering 100hd from a month ago; their weight entered in the Add page needs to reflect that earlier date)
   3. Head Count
   4. Purchase Cost
      1. Can be submitted as total or per head 
         
         1. use the small arrow to the right within that field to switch selection

1. 1. Purchase Weight
      1. use the small arrow to the right within that field to switch selection

1. 1. Source
      1. Where did the cattle come from 
         1. If home raised many producers will create "Home Raised" as a source
            1. Sources can be reused group to group
   2. Origin State
   3. Risk Level
      1. Health risk 
   4. Yardage 
      1. If no yardage needs accrued, a placeholder of 0 will be needed 
   5. ROG
      1. Guideline of how the cattle are anticipated to perform 
   6. Cattle Condition
   7. Breed 
      1. Multiple can be selected
   8. Sex
      1. Multiple can be selected
         1. IF long term performance comparisons for different sexes are desired, it is best to create individual steer and heifer groups from the start (Ex. Lot 101 Steers 2025 and Lot 101 Heifers 2025; they will still be able to eat in the same pen.

1. Pen Select

The drop down will display pre-exisiting pens, however, a new location can also be added by selecting New Pen without losing what you've input above and going back to the Pens tab. 

1. 1. This will be where the cattle are distributed and eating from date selected above until a Move is made. 
   2. Cattle can be placed into multiple different pens
      1. adjust head count accordingly to each respective pen in the type-in box below the pen selection 

j. Group Ownership

1. The drop down selection will display known owners from previous groups. If you are entering the first group on a new account it will default to the first and last name of the account holder.
   1. To update this simply backspace on that first and last name and type in what is needed
   2. Split ownership can be assigned by hitting Add Owner then % across all selected owners must sum 100% before saving

k. Additional Details (Optional)

1. Trucking Cost
2. Interest
3. Management 
4. Notes

l. Saving   

1. Click the green Preview button in the top left corner to save the new group.
   1. If required inputs are missing there are color-coded highlights for what is needed before saving.
2.  Click the green Confirm button on the pop-up window displayed. The new group will now             be displayed in the Overview tab.

 

 

Manage Groups:

1. Click the Account Settings button on the top right corner of your Performance Beef account.
2. Scroll down to Report Settings. 
3. Click the red Manage Groups button. 
   1. To archive a group, click the - on the far right of the group. The group will drop to the Archived section. 
   2. To unarchive a group, click the + on the far right of the group. The group will move to the Active section. 
4. Click the green Save button on the top left corner of the page.
   
   

When groups are archived, they are hidden from your groups lists, however any data associated with them still exists and the group can be unarchived at any time. Only closed groups (0 active head) are eligible to be archived.

 

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