Daily Production Tracking for Livestock Farms

Knowing what your farm produces each day is the foundation of good management. Livestock Runner gives you a simple, fast production logging system that works for any measurable output — milk from dairy cows or goats, eggs from your poultry flock, wool from shearing, honey from hives, meat at processing, or fiber from alpacas and llamas. Log production in seconds from the dashboard quick-log form or create detailed entries with quality ratings, session times, and animal associations. Over time, your production data builds into a powerful dataset that reveals trends, highlights your best performers, and helps you make smarter management decisions.

Goals turn raw production data into actionable benchmarks. Livestock Runner lets you set daily, weekly, or monthly production goals for each production type. Want to hit 5 gallons of milk per day or 200 eggs per week? Create the goal and the dashboard shows your progress with clear visual progress bars. Goals help you spot underperformance early so you can investigate causes — whether it is a feed change, seasonal shift, or individual animal issue. When you consistently meet or exceed goals, you know your management practices are working. When you fall short, you have the data to figure out why.

Numbers in a spreadsheet tell part of the story, but charts reveal the patterns. Livestock Runner generates interactive production charts that show your output over 7-day, 30-day, or custom date ranges. See daily production plotted over time to identify seasonal patterns, the impact of management changes, or gradual declines that need attention. Compare production across different types or time periods to understand how your operation performs throughout the year. The charts update automatically as you log new production entries, giving you a living picture of your farm output without any manual graphing or spreadsheet work.

Not all animals contribute equally to your bottom line. The top producers report ranks individual animals by their total production output over any time period you choose. Identify which dairy cow gives the most milk, which hens lay the most eggs, or which goat consistently outperforms the rest of the herd. This data is invaluable for breeding decisions — you want to keep and breed your best producers while culling or selling underperformers. When production logs are linked to individual animals, the system builds a lifetime production profile for each one, making selection decisions straightforward and data-driven.

Production is not just about quantity — quality matters too. Livestock Runner lets you assign a quality rating from 1 to 5 stars on every production log entry. Track milk quality across milking sessions, note egg shell quality or size variations, or rate wool grade at shearing. You can also tag each entry with a session — morning, afternoon, or evening — to see how production varies throughout the day. These details help you optimize your routines. If morning milking consistently yields higher quality, you can adjust your schedule and management practices accordingly.

Every farm is different, and Livestock Runner does not limit you to predefined production categories. The system ships with six common production types — Milk, Eggs, Wool, Honey, Meat, and Fiber — each with an appropriate unit of measure. But you can create unlimited custom production types with your own names, units, and icons to match exactly what your operation produces. Track cheese yields, mushroom harvests, feather collections, or any other measurable output. Custom types work exactly like built-in types with full support for goals, charts, history, and top producer reports.

All your production data can be filtered and exported to CSV at any time. Filter by date range, production type, or specific animal, then download the results for external analysis, record keeping, or sharing with partners and advisors. The export includes every field — date, type, quantity, quality, session, animal, and notes — so you have complete data for any purpose. Whether you need production records for a buyer, data for a grant application, or numbers for your accountant, the export feature puts clean, organized data in your hands in seconds.