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<blockquote data-quote="randiliana" data-source="post: 1176769" data-attributes="member: 2308"><p>We weigh our calves around 1-3 weeks before we wean and sell them, generally. I convert that to ADG and that tells me what cows are doing what. As far as what the calves lose if you wean them on the truck, here's what the sale barns around here use, in general for shrink. Most calf sales in this country are presorted sales where calves are brought in and weighed 1-2 days before the sale. They will stand around anywhere from 1-4 hours (depends on how busy the sorting day is) and then be run over the scale, sorted on sex, colour, weight, and quality (also on blemishes, frozen ears, etc) and then be penned on hay and water, with other calves similar to themselves. Or, if a producer has a large number of similar type calves they will be penned seperately. They are sold with a standard 'pencil' shrink OR overnight stand (the 'pencil' shrink is considered to be an average of what an overnight stand would be). Anyways, a pencil shrink is related to the distance (and time) the calves travel to get to the auction mart.</p><p>0 to 25 Miles - 3.50%</p><p>26 to 35 Miles - 3.25%</p><p>36 to 45 Miles - 3.00%</p><p>46 to 60 Miles - 2.75%</p><p>61 to 75 Miles - 2.50%</p><p>76 to 90 Miles - 2.25%</p><p>91 to 100 Miles - 2.00%</p><p>101 to 125 Miles - 1.50%</p><p>126 to 150 Miles - 1.00%</p><p>151 to 175 Miles - 0.50%</p><p>176 + Miles - 0%</p><p></p><p>Some auction barns still use the 3,2,1,0 scale as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="randiliana, post: 1176769, member: 2308"] We weigh our calves around 1-3 weeks before we wean and sell them, generally. I convert that to ADG and that tells me what cows are doing what. As far as what the calves lose if you wean them on the truck, here's what the sale barns around here use, in general for shrink. Most calf sales in this country are presorted sales where calves are brought in and weighed 1-2 days before the sale. They will stand around anywhere from 1-4 hours (depends on how busy the sorting day is) and then be run over the scale, sorted on sex, colour, weight, and quality (also on blemishes, frozen ears, etc) and then be penned on hay and water, with other calves similar to themselves. Or, if a producer has a large number of similar type calves they will be penned seperately. They are sold with a standard 'pencil' shrink OR overnight stand (the 'pencil' shrink is considered to be an average of what an overnight stand would be). Anyways, a pencil shrink is related to the distance (and time) the calves travel to get to the auction mart. 0 to 25 Miles - 3.50% 26 to 35 Miles - 3.25% 36 to 45 Miles - 3.00% 46 to 60 Miles - 2.75% 61 to 75 Miles - 2.50% 76 to 90 Miles - 2.25% 91 to 100 Miles - 2.00% 101 to 125 Miles - 1.50% 126 to 150 Miles - 1.00% 151 to 175 Miles - 0.50% 176 + Miles - 0% Some auction barns still use the 3,2,1,0 scale as well. [/QUOTE]
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