Livestock Management App for Weighing, Drafting, and Better On-Farm Decisions

Te Pari Macrostock Livestock Management App

If you are running breeding stock, finishing lambs, or buying and selling store stock, having the right information in front of you can make day-to-day decisions a whole lot easier. The Te Pari Macrostock livestock management app is built to help farmers keep track of what is happening with individual animals and mobs, so it is easier to make calls around feed, treatments, drafting, breeding, and sale timing. Te Pari describes Macrostock as a software and hardware ecosystem designed to support data-driven livestock management, improve efficiency, and lift profitability.

Track Livestock Records, Weight Gain, and Costings in One Place

One of the biggest advantages of Macrostock is that it keeps your livestock records together in one place. Farmers can record where animals were bought from, how many days they have been on farm, their costings, weight gains, and key details such as breed, sex, and treatments. You can also add custom traits, so if you want to track things like purchase price, faecal egg counts, or body condition score, you can. Just as importantly, Macrostock lets you set weight targets and estimate when stock are likely to hit market-ready weights based on average daily gain, which is useful when you are trying to plan ahead with a bit more confidence.

Use Livestock Data to Plan Sales, Drafting, and Treatment Decisions

That sort of visibility is handy when you are trying to stay one step ahead. If you can see which lambs are likely to be ready in the next few weeks, it is a lot easier to plan drafting, book space at the abbatior, and avoid some of the guesswork around sale timing. Macrostock also makes reporting simple, so you can pull up a mob or group of animals and generate reports around the traits, weights, or treatments you want to look at. It is the kind of tool that helps turn day-to-day stock handling into better long-term decision-making.

Case Study: How Macrostock Helps Manage Store Lambs and Breeding Stock

Martin Taylor-Lloyd, Head Shepherd at Brockton House Farms Limited in Shropshire, says Macrostock has become a key part of how they manage both their breeding flock and large numbers of store lambs. “Macrostock gives us everything, from the markets they were bought from to days on farm and full costings,” he says. “It does absolutely everything for you.” When you are dealing with between 30,000 and 50,000 store lambs a year as well as lambing 2,000 ewes, having accurate information at your fingertips makes it a lot easier to understand costs and keep making the right decisions.

Why Weighing and Automated Drafting Matter on Farm

Regular weighing and drafting becomes a lot more useful when the system does more than just collect a number. At Brockton House Farms, lambs are weighed and drafted with a Racewell DR3 Auto Drafter and Macrostock Scale, which helps sort them into even lines, manage feed more accurately, and keep mobs on track for factory specifications. The Macrostock Scale shows essential information on screen, including current weight, previous weight, gains or losses, and any alerts tied to the animal. It can also automatically draft animals using custom criteria such as weight, gain, trait, or mob.

Using Weekly Weight Data to Catch Problems Early

At Brockton House Farms, that information gets used every week. “At least once a week, we run them through to make sure they’re putting on weight, check they’re going the right way, and do a welfare check,” Martin explains. “If they’re not gaining the weight we’re happy with, we look for an alternative, whether that’s feed, field, or something else. That sort of information is key.” It is a practical example of how regular weighing can help you spot issues earlier and make a change before performance slips too far.

Better Livestock Performance Starts With Better Information

That same data has also helped the team fine-tune how they feed lambs. By using weight gain information to test and adjust their ration, they were able to improve performance while keeping an eye on costs. “We’ve finally got a ration that is putting on more than 400 grams a day,” says Martin. “I don’t think we would have achieved that without Te Pari. Information is key.” It shows how good livestock records and regular weighing can lead to better feed decisions, stronger growth rates, and better returns.

More Than Software: A Practical Livestock Handling System

Martin also points to the practical side of the Te Pari system in the yards. He says the inward-opening gates help sheep move more naturally, the air operation keeps things quieter, and the Racewell setup is quick to pack down and transport safely with the trailer. On a busy farm, those details matter. They save time, improve stock flow, and make the whole job easier on both the team and the animals.

Watch the video testimonial to hear Martin Taylor-Lloyd share how Te Pari Macrostock helps his team manage store lambs, improve drafting decisions, and get more value from the information they collect every week.