Been a busy selling season. Had offers for potloads, 2.50 for steers only 4 to 5 weights. Started testing the market and decided sale barn was the way to go. After all said and done, we averaged over 2.50 for everything. Big winners, BBJr's calves. His steers all brought close to 1600, one going over. Most of the others averaged above 2.50.
Now get this. Hauled off 2 misfits we didnt want to haul with the main groups. One was an UhOh's calf, left a bull and weighed 240 at 6 months of age...He brought 3.71 a pound = 840 bucks. The other was on of BBJr's top steers who developed a joint infection in a front ankle joint. At one point it was the size of a basketball. After a few months, it had shrunk to the size of a large grapefruit. He limped, but not as bad as earlier in the year. Husband wanted to put a bullet in his head, i wanted to see what would happen to the leg so he didnt shoot him. Had him sold to a friend for 500, but I backed out of it because i worried he may taste weird after the DMSO treatments he had to get a hold of the joint damage. Needed to take the small bull calf off his mother so we decided to just chance taking the big guy to the sale because he looked pretty good despite what he had gone though. He came in at 535 pounds and brought 2.53 a pound making his total, 1,353.55 WTH................Not sure how the buyers missed that giant joint, but i'm sure glad they did.
Chewy wasnt docked either. She had a full coat of hair(she was the hairless calf) but her face still looked weird. Tiltyhead was docked, all we can think is maybe he stumbled around or something. He was big too...Not that he was docked much, but he should have brought as much as his brothers. Then again, when i say docked, he still brought 1200..lol...how times have changed.
Kept 60 heifers....
Now get this. Hauled off 2 misfits we didnt want to haul with the main groups. One was an UhOh's calf, left a bull and weighed 240 at 6 months of age...He brought 3.71 a pound = 840 bucks. The other was on of BBJr's top steers who developed a joint infection in a front ankle joint. At one point it was the size of a basketball. After a few months, it had shrunk to the size of a large grapefruit. He limped, but not as bad as earlier in the year. Husband wanted to put a bullet in his head, i wanted to see what would happen to the leg so he didnt shoot him. Had him sold to a friend for 500, but I backed out of it because i worried he may taste weird after the DMSO treatments he had to get a hold of the joint damage. Needed to take the small bull calf off his mother so we decided to just chance taking the big guy to the sale because he looked pretty good despite what he had gone though. He came in at 535 pounds and brought 2.53 a pound making his total, 1,353.55 WTH................Not sure how the buyers missed that giant joint, but i'm sure glad they did.
Chewy wasnt docked either. She had a full coat of hair(she was the hairless calf) but her face still looked weird. Tiltyhead was docked, all we can think is maybe he stumbled around or something. He was big too...Not that he was docked much, but he should have brought as much as his brothers. Then again, when i say docked, he still brought 1200..lol...how times have changed.
Kept 60 heifers....