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The day of the auction mart productions sales are headed the same way as the dinosaurs. Cost wise a producer can cut 10k or more off his costs. Trucking, hotels, meals and auction mart rental add up. Absolutely everything here both female and bull sales is videoed and online. A lot of guys...

It’s the way of the future and the best way to go. More and more around here are going that way. Not only is it less stressful on the animals it’s less stressful on the consigner. I much prefer this as a buyer. No need for an auction mart guys are doing it in their shop/machinery shed or I...

Couldn’t disagree with you more. Quickest way to lose your shirt is to buy all the replacements. I buy a few every year to bring in outside genetics and occasionally for tax purposes however when you look at the old cows around here it’s rare to see an old outsider. They simply don’t adapt...

What’s up with the stop sign? Beaver crossing?

If you can profit on them now take the money and run or cut your losses. Based on what you showed there is no grow in those genetics. Let someone else feed them.

I would cull everyone of those cows. Drought or not dink calves are dink calves. Colour doesn’t really factor in. If the one has calved again already that would mean you sold a calf that’s close to a yearling or more at under 500 lbs. Fertility typically suffers first in a drought too.

Simmental, Angus or Charolais. The rest just cost you money.

Good luck. They look good

If the guy isn’t willing to pay top of the market cull price for him I wouldn’t do it. You are doing him a favour. He is getting his cows bred for almost free that way. if something happens and he doesn’t breed well or gets injured who gets blamed? You. Even though you are doing him a...