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[farmerjan]

One of these times, go by a truck stop with scales, and get them to weigh the truck and trailer so you have a "base weight". Then the next time you take an animal, all you have to do is go by and get a loaded weight and you will have a pretty accurate weight on the animal/s in the trailer. Or you can take it loaded and then weigh after you unload on the way home, same trip, to know. Yeah, it costs a couple dollars to get a weight... if you go back within 24 hours it is a "reweigh" and usually only costs another dollar to do. But this will give you a lot better idea of weight.

 

[Simpleterrier]

My empty weight is wrote down on the back of my sun visor. My buddy owns a scale at a scrap yard less then 5 miles from us

 

[Baymule]

One of these times, go by a truck stop with scales, and get them to weigh the truck and trailer so you have a "base weight". Then the next time you take an animal, all you have to do is go by and get a loaded weight and you will have a pretty accurate weight on the animal/s in the trailer. Or you can take it loaded and then weigh after you unload on the way home, same trip, to know. Yeah, it costs a couple dollars to get a weight... if you go back within 24 hours it is a "reweigh" and usually only costs another dollar to do. But this will give you a lot better idea of weight.

That’s what we did with Wilbur, the 500 pound boar that turned out to weigh 820 pounds! His hanging weight was 506. He was a BIG BOY.

 

[Mini Horses]

So now you are shopping for feeder pigs??? 😁

 

[Baymule]

So now you are shopping for feeder pigs??? 😁

Picking up 3 tomorrow! And so it begins......again......

We all want more info on Goldie 😉

Goldie's hanging weight is 502 pounds. @farmerjan do you have any idea of percentages and what live weight might have been?

 

[farmerjan]

Hanging weight is usually about 55-65% average... I would say since he was a little young that he weighed 900+/-.... need to see how much fat cover he had.... younger will have more bone than meat(muscle) .... but will be tender....
How old was he? Yeah I'd say in the 850-950 range probably... MAYBE 1,000 but.....

I'm better at looking at an animal and guessing live weight....

 

[Baymule]

Hanging weight is usually about 55-65% average... I would say since he was a little young that he weighed 900+/-.... need to see how much fat cover he had.... younger will have more bone than meat(muscle) .... but will be tender....
How old was he? Yeah I'd say in the 850-950 range probably... MAYBE 1,000 but.....

I'm better at looking at an animal and guessing live weight....

He was 17 months old, friend that we bought him from guessed between 900 and 1,000 pounds.

 

[farmerjan]

Yeah, sounds about what I would guess.... he ought to know since you got him from that guy and he has cattle.....

 

[farmerjan]

Go by somewhere with scales and get a weight on the truck trailer and then you will have a good base weight for future reference.

 

[Simpleterrier]

@Baymule my live weight was 1215 and hanging weight was 689. Did u get your meat back ? how long to they let hang ?what all did u have made?