You ' re the manager of a smaller feedlot in North Eastern Arizona with a one - time capacity of approximately 2 5 , 0 0 0 head of cattle. You are preparing to receive the calves you shipped last week. You are going to separate the cattle by sex. Then you have decided to sort off the heavier 5 0 0 hd . of the steer calves. The steers averaged 5 1 5 lbs . when you loaded them. During transport the claves lost approximately 4 . 7 5 % of their body weight known as shrink. Your plan is to raise the calves to 8 0 0 lbs before they are transferred into the grower pens. You will be feeding a total mixed ration at 7 5 % Dry matter. The cattle will convert feed at a ratio of 5 lbs of feed per one pound of gain. They are eating 2 % of their body weight on a daily basis. Currently they are gaining about 2 lbs per day. Calculate: Amount of shrink ( WT ) the group of calves lost? Amount of weight they need to gain to reach their target weight? Number of days