ERPClaw for livestock operations
Herd records, lineage, health records, feeding costs, weight tracking, payroll. AI-native, $0 forever.
Livestock records inside the agricultureclaw module, alongside crops, land, and co-op accounting.
What ERPClaw does for livestock operations
Livestock operation management with per-animal herd records, sire and dam lineage, health and vaccination logs, feeding records with cost, weight tracking, a herd summary report, and full back-office ERP. Built for cattle, swine, poultry, sheep, goats, and mixed operations.
Capabilities
Herd records + animal-level traceability
Per-animal records with a tag number (ear tag or RFID number), species, breed, birthdate, sire/dam lineage, purchase cost, weight history, vaccinations, and treatments. The shared database means a feeder steer's full history follows it through every operation.
Lineage + herd status
Sire and dam on every animal record, so lineage follows each animal, and a status for each head (active, sold, deceased, transferred) that keeps counts by species current in the herd summary report.
Feeding records with cost
Feeding records per animal with feed type, quantity, and cost, next to dated weight records, so feed cost per pound of gain can be worked out from your own data. Bulk feed stock sits in foundation inventory with FIFO or moving-average valuation.
Vaccination + treatment records
Per-animal health records typed as vaccination, treatment, examination, or deworming, with date, veterinarian, and cost. The herd summary report counts health records across the herd. Withdrawal periods go in the record notes; there are no automatic withdrawal alerts.
Crops, land, and co-op in the same module
The same agricultureclaw module covers parcels, planting plans, field operations, harvests, storage bins, and cooperative pool accounts with patronage calculation. Self-hosted means your operation records live on hardware you control.
Frequently asked questions
How does ERPClaw compare to CattleMax or Performance Beef?
CattleMax and Performance Beef are mature livestock-specific platforms with deeper field-data-collection and equipment integrations. ERPClaw covers herd records, lineage, health and vaccination records, feeding records, weight tracking, and the full back-office ERP (accounting, payroll, equipment depreciation). For operations that want one system end-to-end with AI-native architecture and $0 forever cost, ERPClaw is the AI-native option.
Does ERPClaw support RFID + EID tag readers?
ERPClaw stores each animal's tag number, which can be a visual tag or an RFID/EID number. There is no tag-reader import or direct hardware integration today; weigh-ins are added as weight records through the agent.
What about commodity hedging and grain marketing?
ERPClaw's foundation handles commodity inventory and sales orders, and agricultureclaw adds harvest sales and cooperative pool accounts. Hedging, basis tracking, and deep grain-marketing analytics (DTN-style decision support) are not in scope today; we recommend pairing with a dedicated grain-marketing tool if that is a primary need.
Is the agriculture module free too?
Yes. agricultureclaw is part of ERPClaw's open-source build. All modules including the livestock-specific actions are Free & Open Source and $0 forever. Self-hosted on your hardware or a small VPS.
Related: read the AI ERP buyer's guide, the AI inventory guide, the test surface, or the install guide.