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<blockquote data-quote="bird dog" data-source="post: 1243594" data-attributes="member: 5381"><p>I have told y'all my troubles with the different scale types and finally got fed up and bought a set of true test. Night and day difference but of course you pay twice as much but I wanted something that works correctly every day without trouble. I weigh everything that goes through the chute. I weigh everything that is going to the sale. I weigh everything that comes from the sale. In my opinion they easily pay for themselves. </p><p>I get over anxious to sell something like a cull cow or a weaned calf. Now I can weigh the cow and make the decision if I want to keep her on grass for a couple more weeks or ship her. A couple weeks later, you can see if you made the right decision. </p><p>My goal is to maximize the value of every animal that sells whether it is a #1 steer or a old cow with no teeth. Right now the sweet spot in the calf market seems to be 600 lbs. They aren't paying me much to keep them bigger than that. Scales will tell you from experience that you need that calf at around 630 to allow for the shrink and let you get right on that number if you desire. I will tell you folks to buy the best ones you can afford. You will surprise yourself on how much you use them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bird dog, post: 1243594, member: 5381"] I have told y'all my troubles with the different scale types and finally got fed up and bought a set of true test. Night and day difference but of course you pay twice as much but I wanted something that works correctly every day without trouble. I weigh everything that goes through the chute. I weigh everything that is going to the sale. I weigh everything that comes from the sale. In my opinion they easily pay for themselves. I get over anxious to sell something like a cull cow or a weaned calf. Now I can weigh the cow and make the decision if I want to keep her on grass for a couple more weeks or ship her. A couple weeks later, you can see if you made the right decision. My goal is to maximize the value of every animal that sells whether it is a #1 steer or a old cow with no teeth. Right now the sweet spot in the calf market seems to be 600 lbs. They aren't paying me much to keep them bigger than that. Scales will tell you from experience that you need that calf at around 630 to allow for the shrink and let you get right on that number if you desire. I will tell you folks to buy the best ones you can afford. You will surprise yourself on how much you use them. [/QUOTE]
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