1st Angus sale

[Richnm]

First group of registered bulls I sold in a Registered Angus sale. Purchased the bulls and mommas as pairs. Averaged $2700 18 month olds. Sure learned a lot. Everyone else had thier bulls at the barn days before me and sold in that order. I was dead last! A lot of people told me they were to fat and some loved them. What you all think ? https://postimg.cc/gallery/1vi7x14yi/

 

[76 Bar]

A lot of people told me they were to fat and some loved them. What you all think ?

The old conundrum...need better pics to make an evaluation.

Averaged $2700 18 month olds.

Not too shabby for your initial foray. Don't let it go to your head.
Post their registration numbers.

Sure learned a lot.

I'm all ears. ;-)

 

[Richnm]

Post when I get home. I probably broke even after all the feed

 

[pdfangus]

photos not great but looks like a couple of real chunks in there.

 

[CattleMan1920]

$2700 is not bad, recently there was a sale in KY, that in my opinion, was a real disappointment, they averaged about $400-500 less than what you received for registered Angus, some were direct AI sons.

 

[Richnm]

I saw some skinny bulls in "working cloths " go for $1300-$1700 2 year olds

 

[Lrj505]

Was that at the Belen sale ?

 

[wbvs58]

The photos are terrible quality. Sounds like you did OK and learnt a lot for next time. I get my bulls ready to sell as 2 yr with a couple of yearling around 13 mths. I aim to get the 2 yr olds to 800 kg (1760 lb) although most end up over 900 kg. I find after 800 kg they start to look the goods. The yearlings I push a bit harder and like to get them to 600kg, my market for yearlings around her is limited, I have to convince the buyer that they are big enough to do the job.

Ken

 

[Redgully]

600kg for a yearling is bloody good going. In my opinion this is the best age to buy a working bull, you have time to incorporate him into your system and handling practices before he has to knuckle down to hard work. He could handle a dozen straight off the bat as practice to start with also.

 

[pdfangus]

600kg for a yearling is bloody good going. In my opinion this is the best age to buy a working bull, you have time to incorporate him into your system and handling practices before he has to knuckle down to hard work. He could handle a dozen straight off the bat as practice to start with also.

trouble is around here too many can only afford one bull and want to put that yearling with two or three dozen....

 

[CattleMan1920]

600kg for a yearling is bloody good going. In my opinion this is the best age to buy a working bull, you have time to incorporate him into your system and handling practices before he has to knuckle down to hard work. He could handle a dozen straight off the bat as practice to start with also.

trouble is around here too many can only afford one bull and want to put that yearling with two or three dozen....

Same here, they buy a calving ease bull and use him for 4-5 years on 40-50 head, AND then complain that $2000k is too much money for a bull

 

[Richnm]

Was that at the Belen sale ?

Yes Belen. Are you in NM too ?

 

[Richnm]

I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I signed them up , feed them rained on alfalfa and some mix from the local feed store. Seemed pretty good here is the label https://postimg.cc/RJqfJ9Wr I fed 1 big coffee can per head a day for about 2 months and loose minerals