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<blockquote data-quote="Warren Allison" data-source="post: 1764900" data-attributes="member: 40587"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> </li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Agreed, DCA. So, last August, we took a load of steers to the barn Friday night, for the sale Saturday. The chicken -catcher boys were there for the night, unloading, weighing and processing the cattle. The intake is on the est end of the complex, sale ring on the west end, and load out of purchases is on the south side or back side. I suppose one could have told the chicken catcher boys that these were half corriente, but doubt they would have cared, or even knew what we were talking about. Saturday morning when Scott took the heifers, it is a whole other crew at the intake. They work there until the last ones come in, then move over to the load out. I suppose one could have told them that these heifers were half- Corr, but doubt they would care. They wouldn't see any "buyers" until the buyers backed their truck and trailer up to load them out, anyway. </p><p></p><p>Most people selling weigh cattle don't even stick around to watch them sell. I suppose one could get there Saturday morning and hang around the cafe if they were just dying to tell someone that the calves they brought in were half-Corriente. You'd have to tell everyone there, though, because there would be no way to know who all was gonna buy one of your calves. </p><p></p><p>In other years I have taken some the day of the sale, and other people unloading cattle to sell have asked about the nice load of black calves I just unloaded. I HAVE told them "You aint gonna believe this, but these calves were out of Corriente cows." This has resulted in me selling a lot of Corriente cows and heifers over the years. </p><p></p><p> I resent the implication that I or anyone else raising these kind of calves are doing anything dis-honest. As far as fooling myself?!! You are right, Caustic. I say that we raise these with zero inputs, but that is false. We probably have about $5 worth of salt and minerals in their mommas each year. And for the steers, got to add in the price of the little green bands or the cost of a singe edge razor blade. So, add another quarter to the inputs on the steer calves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Warren Allison, post: 1764900, member: 40587"] [LIST] [*] [/LIST] Agreed, DCA. So, last August, we took a load of steers to the barn Friday night, for the sale Saturday. The chicken -catcher boys were there for the night, unloading, weighing and processing the cattle. The intake is on the est end of the complex, sale ring on the west end, and load out of purchases is on the south side or back side. I suppose one could have told the chicken catcher boys that these were half corriente, but doubt they would have cared, or even knew what we were talking about. Saturday morning when Scott took the heifers, it is a whole other crew at the intake. They work there until the last ones come in, then move over to the load out. I suppose one could have told them that these heifers were half- Corr, but doubt they would care. They wouldn't see any "buyers" until the buyers backed their truck and trailer up to load them out, anyway. Most people selling weigh cattle don't even stick around to watch them sell. I suppose one could get there Saturday morning and hang around the cafe if they were just dying to tell someone that the calves they brought in were half-Corriente. You'd have to tell everyone there, though, because there would be no way to know who all was gonna buy one of your calves. In other years I have taken some the day of the sale, and other people unloading cattle to sell have asked about the nice load of black calves I just unloaded. I HAVE told them "You aint gonna believe this, but these calves were out of Corriente cows." This has resulted in me selling a lot of Corriente cows and heifers over the years. I resent the implication that I or anyone else raising these kind of calves are doing anything dis-honest. As far as fooling myself?!! You are right, Caustic. I say that we raise these with zero inputs, but that is false. We probably have about $5 worth of salt and minerals in their mommas each year. And for the steers, got to add in the price of the little green bands or the cost of a singe edge razor blade. So, add another quarter to the inputs on the steer calves. [/QUOTE]
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