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<blockquote data-quote="John SD" data-source="post: 1254449" data-attributes="member: 14713"><p>There is some confusion here, at least in my mind, of selling weigh-up (cull) cattle and feeder cattle. We are talking totally different animals here, literally.</p><p>Weigh-up cattle are most often sold as individuals because they don't fit in a group. Every cow is a different age/weight/conditon. Pretty much the way it's gotta be there. </p><p></p><p> Feeder cattle on the other hand, are always sold along with as many as possible similar sex/weight/color herdmates. The buyers like to see loads lots of cattle, all like peas in a pod as much as possible. That is why there are a lot of family operations and/or neighbors who sell cattle together as a group, with prorated individual paychecks. Many producers can't put a potload of calves together all by themselves, so they often go in with someone else to do it.</p><p></p><p> I had 2 uncles who sold their calves together each fall for years. Their cattle herd backgrounds were a little different but they both bought bulls from the same Gelvieh breeder. Calves were similar age, similar shot sheets, and went well through the ring quite well together. It worked well for them. </p><p></p><p> As someone in this thread noted, to sell a calf individually is the kiss of death. Some calves, that just can't be helped. Often I kept those type to butcher myself because there was nothing wrong with them, they just didn't fit in with the rest due to weight and/or color or some small defect like a bad eye. Or if I kept them over to "grow out of it" and sold as yearlings later on, it doesn't seem like yearlings are discounted for being individuals/small groups as much as calves are.</p><p></p><p>Bred cattle are usually sold in a group, or a certain number of head so many times the money. Gate cut if you don't want them all.</p><p></p><p>All cattle are always weighed in the ring. The weight/head count/price display is up above the auctioneers. You know whatthe bred cattle or pairs weigh, but they are always sold on a per head price basis.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John SD, post: 1254449, member: 14713"] There is some confusion here, at least in my mind, of selling weigh-up (cull) cattle and feeder cattle. We are talking totally different animals here, literally. Weigh-up cattle are most often sold as individuals because they don't fit in a group. Every cow is a different age/weight/conditon. Pretty much the way it's gotta be there. Feeder cattle on the other hand, are always sold along with as many as possible similar sex/weight/color herdmates. The buyers like to see loads lots of cattle, all like peas in a pod as much as possible. That is why there are a lot of family operations and/or neighbors who sell cattle together as a group, with prorated individual paychecks. Many producers can't put a potload of calves together all by themselves, so they often go in with someone else to do it. I had 2 uncles who sold their calves together each fall for years. Their cattle herd backgrounds were a little different but they both bought bulls from the same Gelvieh breeder. Calves were similar age, similar shot sheets, and went well through the ring quite well together. It worked well for them. As someone in this thread noted, to sell a calf individually is the kiss of death. Some calves, that just can't be helped. Often I kept those type to butcher myself because there was nothing wrong with them, they just didn't fit in with the rest due to weight and/or color or some small defect like a bad eye. Or if I kept them over to "grow out of it" and sold as yearlings later on, it doesn't seem like yearlings are discounted for being individuals/small groups as much as calves are. Bred cattle are usually sold in a group, or a certain number of head so many times the money. Gate cut if you don't want them all. All cattle are always weighed in the ring. The weight/head count/price display is up above the auctioneers. You know whatthe bred cattle or pairs weigh, but they are always sold on a per head price basis. [/QUOTE]
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