Feed intake in the days immediately following weaning is both low and variable. This period is critical as low food intakes can lead to reduced digestive efficiency and suboptimal animal welfare. This is of commercial importance as performance around weaning has been shown to impact on the number of days an animal takes to reach a given slaughter weight (Mahan and Lepine 1991). If the variation in an individual’s performance could be characterised in terms of feeding behaviour and/or social status then production systems could be designed to optimise growth. In this trial liveweight gain during the late suckling period and liveweight gain, familiarity with penmates and social status (as determined by weight) after weaning were analysed to assess their impact on the performance of the post weaned pig.