Frame Score
Cattle Frame Score based on height over back.
Determine Frame Score by measuring from level ground, to a level across animal’s back, vertically above the hip. Use a proprietary measuring device or use a tape and spirit level. It pays to measure several times as measurements may vary if the animal is not standing properly.
Example For a bull aged 12 months and measured as 106 cm. The frame score is “1” (see shaded portion on chart). Frame 1 is 104.1cm or less, frame 2 is 109.2cm or less, therefore measurement 106 falls below frame 2, i.e. is frame 1. If it had been a cow at this measurement, the frame score would have been “2”.
THE AMHCA regards animals of frame score 3 to be over size!
Bulls |
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| 0000 | 000 | 00 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Age Months |
| 68.6 | 73.7 | 78.7 | 83.8 | 88.9 | 94.0 | 99.1 | 6 |
| 71.1 | 76.2 | 81.3 | 86.4 | 91.4 | 96.5 | 101.6 | 7 |
| 73.7 | 78.7 | 83.8 | 88.9 | 94.0 | 99.1 | 104.1 | 8 |
| 76.2 | 81.3 | 86.4 | 91.4 | 96.5 | 101.6 | 106.7 | 9 |
| 78.7 | 83.8 | 88.9 | 94.0 | 99.1 | 104.1 | 109.2 | 10 |
| 81.3 | 86.4 | 91.4 | 96.5 | 101.6 | 106.7 | 111.8 | 11 |
| 83.8 | 88.9 | 94.0 | 99.1 | 104.1 | 109.2 | 114.3 | 12 |
| 85.7 | 90.8 | 95.9 | 101.0 | 106.0 | 111.1 | 116.2 | 13 |
| 87.6 | 92.7 | 97.8 | 102.9 | 108.0 | 113.0 | 118.1 | 14 |
| 88.9 | 94.0 | 99.1 | 104.1 | 109.2 | 114.3 | 119.4 | 15 |
| 90.2 | 95.3 | 100.3 | 105.4 | 110.5 | 115.6 | 120.7 | 16 |
| 90.8 | 95.9 | 101.0 | 106.0 | 111.1 | 116.2 | 121.3 | 17 |
| 91.4 | 96.5 | 101.6 | 106.7 | 111.8 | 116.8 | 121.9 | 18 |
| 92.1 | 97.2 | 102.2 | 107.3 | 112.4 | 117.5 | 122.6 | 19 |
| 92.7 | 97.8 | 102.9 | 108.0 | 113.0 | 118.1 | 123.2 | 20 |
| 93.3 | 98.4 | 103.5 | 108.6 | 113.7 | 118.7 | 123.8 | 21 |
| 94.0 | 99.1 | 104.1 | 109.2 | 114.3 | 119.4 | 124.5 | 22 |
| 94.6 | 99.7 | 104.8 | 109.9 | 114.9 | 120.0 | 125.1 | 23 |
| 95.3 | 100.3 | 105.4 | 110.5 | 115.6 | 120.7 | 125.7 | 24 |
| 99.1 | 104.1 | 109.2 | 114.3 | 119.4 | 124.5 | 129.5 | Mature |
Cows |
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| 0000 | 000 | 00 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Age Months |
| 67.3 | 72.4 | 77.5 | 82.6 | 87.6 | 92.7 | 97.8 | 6 |
| 69.2 | 74.3 | 79.4 | 84.5 | 89.5 | 94.6 | 99.7 | 7 |
| 71.1 | 76.2 | 81.3 | 86.4 | 91.4 | 96.5 | 101.6 | 8 |
| 73.0 | 78.1 | 83.2 | 88.3 | 93.3 | 98.4 | 103.5 | 9 |
| 74.9 | 80.0 | 85.1 | 90.2 | 95.3 | 100.3 | 105.4 | 10 |
| 76.8 | 81.9 | 87.0 | 92.1 | 97.2 | 102.2 | 107.3 | 11 |
| 78.7 | 83.8 | 88.9 | 94.0 | 99.1 | 104.1 | 109.2 | 12 |
| 80.3 | 85.3 | 90.4 | 95.5 | 100.6 | 105.7 | 110.7 | 13 |
| 81.9 | 87.0 | 92.1 | 97.2 | 102.2 | 107.3 | 112.4 | 14 |
| 83.2 | 88.3 | 93.3 | 98.4 | 103.5 | 108.6 | 113.7 | 15 |
| 84.5 | 89.5 | 94.6 | 99.7 | 104.8 | 109.9 | 114.9 | 16 |
| 85.6 | 90.7 | 95.8 | 100.8 | 105.9 | 111.0 | 116.0 | 17 |
| 86.4 | 91.4 | 96.5 | 101.6 | 106.7 | 111.8 | 116.8 | 18 |
| 87.0 | 92.1 | 97.2 | 102.2 | 107.3 | 112.4 | 117.5 | 19 |
| 87.6 | 92.7 | 97.8 | 102.9 | 108.0 | 113.0 | 118.1 | 20 |
| 88.3 | 93.3 | 98.4 | 103.5 | 108.6 | 113.7 | 118.7 | 21 |
| 88.9 | 94.0 | 99.1 | 104.1 | 109.2 | 114.3 | 119.4 | 22 |
| 89.3 | 94.4 | 99.4 | 104.5 | 109.6 | 114.7 | 119.8 | 23 |
| 89.5 | 94.6 | 99.7 | 104.8 | 109.9 | 114.9 | 120.0 | 24 |
| 91.4 | 96.5 | 101.6 | 106.7 | 111.8 | 116.8 | 121.9 | Mature (2) |
| 94.0 | 99.1 | 104.1 | 109.2 | 114.3 | 119.4 | 124.5 | Mature (3) |