What is "Shrink" When Weighing Livestock? 

Minimizing shrink is essential when selling livestock, whether that’s cattle, hogs, sheep or anything in between.
When selling livestock, cattle leave the seller at a certain weight and arrive at the destination weighing less.
Depending on travel distance, weather and other stress factors, animals can lose significant weight during transport. Sometimes even up to 8% of their weight.
Owning your own scale or bringing the scale to the animals is the best way to reduce shrink, and the overall economic impact to a rancher’s bottom line.
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