A livestock management system is provided that sorts animals for
split-weight feeding based on a calculated median weight of a herd. The
system includes a pen area partitioned into a first feeding area
containing at least a first feeder, a second feeding area containing at
least a second feeder, and a common watering area containing at least one
waterer. First and second one-way gates are respectively provided between
the feeding areas and the watering area allowing animals to pass from the
feeding areas into the watering area. A walk-through scale has an inlet
open to the watering area, and first and second outlets open to the first
and second feeding areas, respectively. The walk-through scale has a sort
gate for selectively directing animals into the first and second feeding
areas based on a comparison of a detected weight of the animal and a
calculated median weight of the herd.