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<blockquote data-quote="txag" data-source="post: 47429" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>see, our sale barn has this nifty deal where they separate the cattle into 50-lb weight categories after the sale and list two calves in each category.....top total dollar and top dollar per pound. these are then listed on the internet & a little slip is sent to the seller who sold these animals. therefore, we <em>are</em> able to compare to other breeds and sellers. a couple of months ago we sold 7 calves that all fit into three categories & we received slips for all 3 categories they fit in. 2 categories the calf was top total dollar <em>and</em> top price/lb. it's very rare that we sell calves and don't make the list. as an added note.....one of the owners of that sale barn recently bought two herd bulls from us for his commercial cows. i would think <em>he</em> has a very good idea of what the order buyers want since he sees them buy thousands every week.</p><p></p><p>i will admit that our straight herefords don't make the list as often as our baldies but they also don't take the kind of hit you mentioned (they're usually about $.05/lb behind the baldies (red or black)). i would also never suggest anyone run straight-bred <em>anything</em> unless they were raising seedstock. BUT, you don't get baldies without herefords.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="txag, post: 47429, member: 8"] see, our sale barn has this nifty deal where they separate the cattle into 50-lb weight categories after the sale and list two calves in each category.....top total dollar and top dollar per pound. these are then listed on the internet & a little slip is sent to the seller who sold these animals. therefore, we [i]are[/i] able to compare to other breeds and sellers. a couple of months ago we sold 7 calves that all fit into three categories & we received slips for all 3 categories they fit in. 2 categories the calf was top total dollar [i]and[/i] top price/lb. it's very rare that we sell calves and don't make the list. as an added note.....one of the owners of that sale barn recently bought two herd bulls from us for his commercial cows. i would think [i]he[/i] has a very good idea of what the order buyers want since he sees them buy thousands every week. i will admit that our straight herefords don't make the list as often as our baldies but they also don't take the kind of hit you mentioned (they're usually about $.05/lb behind the baldies (red or black)). i would also never suggest anyone run straight-bred [i]anything[/i] unless they were raising seedstock. BUT, you don't get baldies without herefords. [/QUOTE]
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