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In the olden days the came by train and cattle were fed hay on the way if it was very far, but it wasn't a big concern as they didn't live long enough to loose any meat weight, just intestional weight which is waste anyway. Today they come on truck from sale barns where they are purchased by a buyer knowing how many they need and that's what sets the daily price as posted by the Chicago Board of Trade. It's the buyers job to be sure they have them there or it's his ***. And they ship to a rendering plant in trucks that look like coal trucks but have sealed back doors and tarps. The trucks are mostly semi with hydralic dump trailers. Some things are shipped in tankers to the renderer or dog food plant. Some things also go by refer trailer, like excess liver. They try to sell liver and will stock up on it in frozen 50 pound boxes. If it don't sell they sell it to dogfood plants cheap. Some things are shipped warm, like hooves and guts. Some thinks are chilled. It depends on distance, time, price, and how fast it will spoil. A side note, before shipping lots of farmers will feed real salty feed which cause the cattle or hogs to load up on water and weigh more. Also, when I worked at Wilson's one of the highest price per pound hog parts were the pitutary gland and pancreas which were sold to Eli Lilly for growth hormone and insulin.
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