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A Year in Review

CattleMax Product Recap for 2025

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Built by ranchers, for ranchers — and always getting better.

As 2025 wraps up, we’re looking back at the new features, fixes, and improvements we added to CattleMax this year, all driven by real feedback from ranchers like you.

From better DNA data tools to pasture mapping and sale weight enhancements, this year’s updates focused on helping you save time, make smarter decisions, and keep everything connected in one place.

Here’s what we added in 2025:

Pasture Mapping Upgrades

KMZ Import – Bring in pasture boundaries from Google Earth and other mapping tools with KMZ file uploads.

Performance Tab Enhancements – Pasture assignments and rainfall logs continue to play a key role in understanding grazing patterns and rainfall distribution.

Genetic & DNA Features

ACC Values in EBV Reports – Accuracy values now appear alongside EBVs for better selection decisions.

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Zoetis DNA Imports – Import genomic results directly and auto-link them to animal records.

Genomic Profile Reports – View DNA profiles in a clean, easy-to-read format within CattleMax.

Neogen DNA Imports – Import genomic test results and automatically match them to cattle records.

Genomic Profile Reports – Keep Neogen DNA data organized and accessible inside CattleMax.

Animal Records & Calf Registration

New Fields for AAA Registration

  • Dam Teat & Udder Score
  • Primary & Secondary ID types

Secondary ID Tracking – Easily manage multiple ID types for each animal (e.g. registration #, EID, brand).

Sale Ticket & Performance Enhancements

Sale Weights Automatically Added to the animal’s Performance tab.

Reference Weight Selection now available during Sale Ticket entry to calculate:

  • Average Daily Gain (ADG)
  • Weight Ratios


Reference values also display directly in the weight record for fast comparison.

Partner Connections

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Ranchbot Connection – Bring real-time pasture and water insights into the same system you use for herd management, saving time and giving you a clearer picture of daily conditions.

Other Improvements

  • Rainfall entries dated on the 31st of the month now save properly
  • Improved import templates with clearer formatting and error messages
  • Enhanced animal list sorting and filtering tools
  • Ongoing performance and layout updates to keep CattleMax smooth and reliable

Built With You in Mind

Every one of these updates started with a request, suggestion, or idea from a rancher — and we’re proud to keep building a system that works the way you do. 

Whether you’ve used CattleMax for years or just joined this season, we appreciate you being part of the community.

We appreciate your business and look forward to serving you in 2026. As always, we welcome feedback and suggestions.

Rancher Designed, Rancher Developed, Rancher Approved

When you contact us, you’ll be talking to a fellow cattle producer who has made CattleMax record keeping and cattle management software a key part of their herd management. Everyone on the CattleMax team knows cattle and CattleMax – it’s a requirement for working here.