Discuss frame size as it relates to cattle.

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Frame size refers to the overall height of a cow at maturity. Tall animals are larger framed than short ones. Frame size is important because the consumer wants a medium size cut of beef instead of a very small or very large cut. Beef packers prefer carcasses that weigh between 600 and 700 pounds. Frame size is determined by measuring the animal at the hip at a certain age_

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