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Frame Size

Last Updated: May 18, 2012

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Frame Size- A measure of skeletal size. It can be visual or by measurement (usually taken at the hip or shoulder).

Frame sizes are divided up into 3 categories:

  • Large (market weight-1,250 pounds)
  • Medium (market weight-1,100-1,250 pounds)
  • Small (market weight-less than 1,100 pounds)

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