'Honey, I shrunk the cows!' Don't laugh. Shrink costs money

摘要

If you're buying or selling feeder calves, you have to deal with shrink - it's a fact of doing business in the cattle industry. Buyers of cattle have a good understanding of shrink. Many cow-calf producers, however, have a poor understanding, thinking that "shrink is just a way for the buyers to get my cattle cheaper." The reality is shrink costs both the buyer and seller.