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<blockquote data-quote="Dave" data-source="post: 1842853" data-attributes="member: 498"><p>I went to the sale yesterday. It was a "regular" sale. That means the sale order goes horses (2), sheep (0), goats (5), baby calves (0), Pairs (0), bred cows (15+/-), feeder calves, and finally kill cows and bulls. I knew it would be a short sale. I bought 2 cows and stuck around to watch some of the feeders sell. I wrote down the results of the first 22 lots to walk into the ring. No big groups like there would be a a feeder calf special. the 22 lots had 53 calves. The only calves under 500 pounds was 2 lots of heifers that totaled 6 calves and all weighed 485. Only 4 lots in the 500 pound range with a total of 8 calves. The rest were in the 600-700 pound range. That is to be expected as the vast majority of calves around here are born in February and March.</p><p></p><p>So I watched and recorded 9 steers weighing an average of 603 sold for $$2.8250 a pound. One bull sorted out of the group weighed 605 and sold for $2.50. They were peas in a pod but the bull brought $191 less. A couple minutes with a pocket knife or a bander. Cost the owner a lot of money. The one other bull brought $128 less than his steer mates. There was 2 Longhorn cross calves. The steer weighed 650 pounds and sold for $0.38 a pound less than his Angus mates. That is $247 dollars less. The one LH cross heifer weighed 565 and sold for $1.82 which was $0.88 less than the Angus mates. That is nearly $500 less money into the ranchers pocket. Yes a LH cow doesn't cost as much to buy. But how long does it take to make up the difference?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave, post: 1842853, member: 498"] I went to the sale yesterday. It was a "regular" sale. That means the sale order goes horses (2), sheep (0), goats (5), baby calves (0), Pairs (0), bred cows (15+/-), feeder calves, and finally kill cows and bulls. I knew it would be a short sale. I bought 2 cows and stuck around to watch some of the feeders sell. I wrote down the results of the first 22 lots to walk into the ring. No big groups like there would be a a feeder calf special. the 22 lots had 53 calves. The only calves under 500 pounds was 2 lots of heifers that totaled 6 calves and all weighed 485. Only 4 lots in the 500 pound range with a total of 8 calves. The rest were in the 600-700 pound range. That is to be expected as the vast majority of calves around here are born in February and March. So I watched and recorded 9 steers weighing an average of 603 sold for $$2.8250 a pound. One bull sorted out of the group weighed 605 and sold for $2.50. They were peas in a pod but the bull brought $191 less. A couple minutes with a pocket knife or a bander. Cost the owner a lot of money. The one other bull brought $128 less than his steer mates. There was 2 Longhorn cross calves. The steer weighed 650 pounds and sold for $0.38 a pound less than his Angus mates. That is $247 dollars less. The one LH cross heifer weighed 565 and sold for $1.82 which was $0.88 less than the Angus mates. That is nearly $500 less money into the ranchers pocket. Yes a LH cow doesn't cost as much to buy. But how long does it take to make up the difference? [/QUOTE]
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