Sale barn takes a pretty big cut.I like cash too, and private treaty sales are fine between buyer and seller. When I take something to the stockyards I'm hoping to get all that it will bring and those penhookers know how much to offer so they can still make some money. Id just rather make those other dollars on my animals as for somebody else too
They sure do.
Uncle Sam takes an even bigger bite as do our friends in Frankfort. Cash ain't a bad thing.
I did this less than a year ago, at the place I was telling you about in Calhoun.
yep, if I'm going to keep them 45 days after weaning (which is done in october), I might as well keep them through the winter and sell them in the spring when everyone wants to put them on grass
Our County and city take their share too, they come up with lots of taxes and fees. Off topic but we have to pay a transient tax on our short term rental to the city. The crazy thing is we are not even in the city limits.
I certainly respect your opinion, but I'm curious why you would choose the Angus bull on calves that will most likely be going through a San Angelo area market...? Wouldn't you want to get the most you can ?Use the best Angus you can get !!!!!!
They will sure swarm you when you pull up to the sale in Greeneville. Almost come in a race to see who can talk to the driver first and have first shot at buying them. Most are guys that have been around forever and made a living doing it for 30-40+ years. They carry the biggest wad of $100 bills I've seen.
That is when I would have a problem too. Most know that I won't price mine to them, so we just smile and wave at each other as I drive by and save each other's time. Like anything, there are good ones and bad ones. There are a couple that I am friends with and trust them and have sold to before. I know they might make a little money on them by bidding them up, but they aren't gonna rip me off. One has saved me a time or two by telling me I oughta take one back home and get it straightened out before selling it, or I would get docked really bad. I'm amazed how some can look at one for about 30 seconds and guess the weight and what they will bring so close. Those old guys can tell some stories. Even though I might not deal with most of them, it's interesting to sit by some of them at the sale and listen to them as calves come through and learn some stuff about why they bring what they do. Lots of little things they have picked up on over the years sitting in those seats.
Yes, they know the ins and outs of the business for sure. When I was young and getting started, there were quite a few around at every yards. They come up on the sides of the trailers and hit on the sides, hollering and throwing their hands to get the cattle to move around. It aggravated me, then they come up and pull money out of their shirt pockets saying I give you x amount fir um. Then if you didn't agree to sell them they start running them down. Some of those fellas could be downright pushy. I think a lot of it was they saw me as young and green which was true but I was used to that being the view. Lots of times I would have lost $100-200 a head if I'd sold them that way to them.
Sorry you feel that way. So I guess if I come to your farm, you price me a bull, I accept the price, I would be the bad guy.
Sure you aren't and no, because I'm not inexperienced and know how to price my animals. Unless Warren is lying (woe unto my teeth) about the people he referenced in his statement, he specifically mentioned they were inexperienced and then alluded that he capitalized on that facet.
If you ask $5,000 and I offer $4,500 am I a bad guy?
Your price is gonna be so high a steak dinner had better come with it.
