Update on our calves. We took 150 to market (they are to be sold today). We used two vehicles to transport them, a neighbors semi-trailer and our own stock trailer. Each vehicle made two round trips, ergo 75 critters per trip between two vehicles. I would assume 50 in one and 25 in the other.
Yeah, these are calves, not full sized critters, and they only had to go 22 miles so interstate and railroad loading regulations do not apply.
The cows are bellowing with separation anxiety, but their trauma is still to come although they do not know it yet. We did not put up any hay this year, and when the feed runs out they too will go to market and we will be out of the cow business.