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Recommended Trucking Load Densities

Feedlot Fed Steers
or Cows, Avg. Weight
English/Metric Units
Horned or Tipped
or more than 10%
Horned and Tipped
English/Metric Units
No Horns
(polled)
English/Metric Units
 800 lbs (360 kg) 10.90 sq. ft. (1.01 sq.m) 10.40 sq. ft. (0.97 sq.m.)
 800 lbs (360 kg) 10.90 sq. ft. (1.01 sq.m) 10.40 sq. ft. (0.97 sq.m.)
 1000 lbs (454 kg) 12.80 sq. ft. (1.20 sq. m) 12.00 sq. ft. (1.11 sq.m.)
1200 lbs (545 kg) 15.30 sq. ft. (1.42 sq. m) 14.50 sq. ft. (1.35 sq. m.)
1400 lbs (635 kg) 19.00 sq. ft. (1.76 sq. m) 18.00 sq. ft. (1.67 sq. m.)

 

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Dan Hale


Professor, Texas A&M University
Dept. of Animal Science
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Office: 979-845-3934
dhale@tamu.edu
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