Livestock Scale in Calgary and Alberta

Name: Accurate/Western Scale Co. Ltd.
Address: 4560 14 St NE, Calgary, Alberta, T2E 6T7, Canada
Telephone: 403-250-3232

Do you face accuracy issues while trying to weigh your livestock conventionally? Accurate/Western Scale supplies livestock scales including cow scales and scale bars in Calgary and Alberta that are specially crafted for livestock weighing. We offer equipment that allows you to customize your hog scale system to fit all your size requirements. This equipment includes single-ended bending beam load cells, uniball rod ends, clevises, and indicators that make it easier for you to maintain your livestock records with accuracy, ease, and precision. The use of scales makes it much easier to keep track of your livestock's health by drawing correlations between the health and weight of the animals using our single and multi-animal scale systems. This information can be particularly useful and, if applied correctly, can motivate significant productivity increases.

Quality Cow Scales in Alberta

If you’re looking to weigh your cattle one at a time or many simultaneously, our livestock weighing solutions can help you out. From single animal squeezes and load bars, to custom-made weighing platforms, our weighing scales are built to last and are made to help you handle a wide range of scenarios. For more information, please contact our team today.

Why Choose Our Scales?

Using our high-quality and accurate livestock scales in Calgary, you can easily keep track of the weights of a multitude of animals, including cattle, pigs, horses, sheep etc. Additionally, you do not need to worry about the scale being damaged during seasons when the weather conditions are not favourable. Our scales are known for their ability to tolerate all weather conditions without any susception to damage. They can be thought of as your all-weather companions in livestock health tracking. It is also noteworthy that all our scales follow strict quality norms as we only use scales that were originally patented by NORAC® and are now under the control of Rice Lake Weighing.

Authorized Service Provider

As per the Weights and Measures Act, all weighing and measuring devices used for trade in Canada must be certified. We are glad to state that we have authorization from Measurement Canada to certify our scales as legal for trade. This also gives our team the authority to ascertain your scale’s ability to provide accurate measurements and provide you with certification for the same. We also provide the facility of on-the-spot recalibration, subsequent testing and provision of certification for our customers. If you have more questions about our livestock scales, or if you’d like to get a quote, contact us today.

Our Products

We offer a host of weighing scales to cater to your every need. Our range of livestock scales and weighing equipment in Calgary include:

The Rice Lake Farm Bar | Rice Lake Single Animal Livestock Scale | Mobile Group Animal Scale

Tru-Test MP600 Load Bar | Tru-Test MP800 Load Bar | Tru-Test MP1010 Load Bar

Tru-Test HD800 Load Bar | Tru-Test HD850 Load Bar | Tru-Test HD1010 Load Bar

Tru-Test XR 3000 Indicator | Tru-Test WOW! XR 3000 Indicator | Tru-Test XR 3000 Bluetooth

Tru-Test ID3000 Bluetooth Indicator | Tru-Test ID 3000 Indicator | Tru-Test EziWeigh 7 Indicator | Tru-Test EziWeigh 5 Indicator

Rice Lake Farm Bar Universal Scale

Unmatched for accuracy and durability, this is the simple solution to animal weighing. The Farm Bar digital animal scales are heavy duty electronic load cell weigh scales, available in three capacities, and cover a variety of weighing applications. They mount under most cattle squeeze chutes, hogcrates, feed hoppers or custom platforms.

All Weather Use

The all-steel construction of the scale has been proven over 30 years of field use. Load cells are coated for permanent outdoor installation. There are no moving parts to wear out, and no costly maintenance. All of the scales provide years of trouble-free service.

Quick, Accurate Weights

Farm Bars provide a solid scale base by eliminating platform movement which could frighten livestock. This, in combination with the lock-on feature, guarantees an exact reading regardless of how lively the animal is.

Factory Calibration

Calibrating and balancing at the factory eliminates installation errors and the need for an installation technician. Install the scale, press the Zero button, and you’re ready to weigh. This also allows you to compensate for debris and mud or snow buildup. Rice Lake’s load cells—the heart of every system—are constructed of rugged steel with precision bearing components balanced and calibrated at the factory for years of worry-free performance. Each Farm Bar has built-in horizontal checking and unique flex bases to ensure accurate weights in the roughest conditions.

2,500U Scale Package for Alley Scales

Ideal for an alley way scale system or for small animal weighing
Capacity of 2,500 lb. (1,250 kg.)
Finest reading is 0.5lb. (0.2 kg.)
Available length is 22"
Bar height is 4"
Bar spread is 5'

5,000U Scale Package for Manual Chutes

Guaranteed for use under a manual chute
Capacity of 5,000 lb. (2,500 kg.)
Finest reading is 0.5 lb. (0.2 kg.)
Available length is 28", 33", 36", 40", 44", 48"
Bar height is 4"
Bar spread is 8'

10,000U Scale Package for Hydraulic Chutes

Guaranteed for use under a hydraulic chute or a buffalo chute
Capacity of 10,000 lb. (5,000 kg.)
Finest reading is 1.0 lb. (0.5 kg.)
Available length is 36", 48", 60", 72"
Bar height is 4"
Bar spread is 8'

Rice Lake Single Animal Livestock Scale

The SLV offers the features of a RoughDeck floor scale modified to meet the demands of livestock weighing. The diamond treadplate and rigid structural steel channel frame provides durability for weighing sheep, goats, cattle, hogs, horses and more. The SLV can be customized for retrofit or unique applications.

Some of its features include:

● Mild steel construction

● NEMA 4X stainless steel side-access junction box

● Four adjustable stainless steel SUREFOOT support feet

● 20' SURVIVOR® EL147HE hostile environment load cell cable

● Four alloy steel load cells

Portable Group Animal Scale

The Portable Group Animal Scale is Rice Lake’s latest livestock weighing innovation. This concept has taken Rice Lake’s popular animal scale and made it portable – improving the scale’s efficiency and versatility. Accurate weighing anywhere, anytime!

Durable Design

The Portable Group Animal Scale’s patented design consists of a rubberized deck and pen sides, suspended on load cells at four points within a portable base frame. When in transport mode, the cage is locked down to the base frame. This prevents cage movement and load cell damage during transport.

Easy to Use

Load is applied to or removed from the cells through a manual lift/lower lever system.

Rugged Versatility

Rice Lake’s onboard weighing design is ideally suited to the unpredictable conditions of multisite use. The Portable Group Animal Scale can of provide Legal-for-Trade weights in locations where the scale may be off level by as much as four degrees or six percent. In addition to the scale’s ability to meet the physical demands of remote weighing, the instrumentation package that complements the scale provides a complete report for each batch and lot of animals weighed. When the scale is in weigh mode, the deck is only six inches off the ground. The low profile of the rubberized weighing platform makes loading and unloading animals quick, easy and safe.

Legal-for-Trade

Rice Lake’s Portable Group Animal Scales are NTEP approved in the U.S., an approval that is generally accepted by most state agencies. It is also approved in Canada by Measurement Canada.

Features

The Portable Group Animal Scale includes a rubberized deck and a premium quality powder paint system. Also two standard gates, and a rubber T-belt on entry and exit are included.

Mobile Group Animal Scale

Reliable Animal Weighing in All Types of Environments

The Mobile Group Animal Scale is Rice Lake’s latest livestock scale innovation. This concept has taken Rice Lake’s popular animal scale and made it mobile – improving the scale’s efficiency and versatility.

Durable Design

The Mobile Group Animal Scale’s patented design consists of a rubberized deck and steel pen sides, suspended on load cells at four points within a mobile base frame. This base-frame also allows the scale to be towed behind a standard vehicle.

When in transport mode, the cage is locked down to the frame. This prevents cage movement and load cell damage during transport.

Easy to Use

The mobile scale employs an independent air ride suspension, which enables the scale to be moved in and out of weighing mode by simply adjusting the air pressure in the air bags. Load is applied to, or removed from, the cells through a manual lift/lower lever system.

Rugged Versatility

Rice Lake’s onboard weighing design is ideally suited to the unpredictable conditions of multisite use. The Mobile Group Animal Scale can provide Legal-for-Trade weights in locations where the scale may be off level by as much as four degrees.

In addition to the scale’s ability to meet the physical demands of remote weighing, the instrumentation package that complements the scale provides a complete report for each batch and lot of animals weighed. Results can be transferred to a memory stick and exported to a PC database or spreadsheet. When the scale is in weigh mode, the rubberized deck is only six inches off the ground. The low profile of the weighing platform makes loading and unloading animals quick, easy and safe.

Onboard Weigh Center

The weigh center is conveniently mounted on the exterior of the cage so that all transactions are easily viewed by the operator. A legal ticket can be printed for your records. The weatherproof enclosure protects the instrumentation and printer for years of trouble-free use. A USB port allows data to be exported to spreadsheet.

Optional

Ticket printer

Tape printer

Approvals

Measurement Canada Approved