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<blockquote data-quote="NOPLCLKNEB" data-source="post: 241425" data-attributes="member: 1220"><p>Here is my experience. I grew up on a cow-calf farm. I had never been in a sale barn until 4 years ago. I'm what some of you would call a hobby rancher, I into cattle because I love it and the last four years it has made me some money. My dad bought and sold all his cattle private treaty. When I bought my place it had nothing but some run down fences. I could'nt afford to buy cows and a bull, plus haying equipment, no hay anyway, no buildings to store it in, no shelter for winter ect. So I have over the last 4 years bought 4-500 lbs steer calves in the spring and sold them in the fall. I buy them at the local sale barn and sell them there to. (knock on wood) I have not lost one yet. Had some sick ones. Each year I add more good fence and usually get anouther piece of equipment with my profits, (used headgate, good corrall panels, ect.) When I told my dad my plan 4 years ago he said I was crazy to buy from the sale barn. Maybe I'm just lucky but it has worked for me. Now I know the local cattle producers and try to buy their cattle at the sales, and then I fill in the rest with some good looking, high risk steers. The single steer for sale that no one knows where it came from. Those are the ones you can make $300 on in 5 months of grazing, but they are also the high risk of having a problem.</p><p></p><p>I started real small and have learned (I think) a lot in the last four years, with much more to learn. The sale barn works great for me. I have a job that doesnt allow me to take much time off except in the winter. The local sale barn has sales on Sat afternoon and I can get all my calves bought in about 3 Saturdays. I then sell them all in one day in the fall.</p><p></p><p>It has gotten to the point that the same few cattle feeders come to buy my cattle in the fall and I think I get a better price due to the compitition. </p><p></p><p>My experience with sale barns has been good, but you could get screwed if you don't have any expericence or get to excited and buy something you don't really want.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NOPLCLKNEB, post: 241425, member: 1220"] Here is my experience. I grew up on a cow-calf farm. I had never been in a sale barn until 4 years ago. I'm what some of you would call a hobby rancher, I into cattle because I love it and the last four years it has made me some money. My dad bought and sold all his cattle private treaty. When I bought my place it had nothing but some run down fences. I could'nt afford to buy cows and a bull, plus haying equipment, no hay anyway, no buildings to store it in, no shelter for winter ect. So I have over the last 4 years bought 4-500 lbs steer calves in the spring and sold them in the fall. I buy them at the local sale barn and sell them there to. (knock on wood) I have not lost one yet. Had some sick ones. Each year I add more good fence and usually get anouther piece of equipment with my profits, (used headgate, good corrall panels, ect.) When I told my dad my plan 4 years ago he said I was crazy to buy from the sale barn. Maybe I'm just lucky but it has worked for me. Now I know the local cattle producers and try to buy their cattle at the sales, and then I fill in the rest with some good looking, high risk steers. The single steer for sale that no one knows where it came from. Those are the ones you can make $300 on in 5 months of grazing, but they are also the high risk of having a problem. I started real small and have learned (I think) a lot in the last four years, with much more to learn. The sale barn works great for me. I have a job that doesnt allow me to take much time off except in the winter. The local sale barn has sales on Sat afternoon and I can get all my calves bought in about 3 Saturdays. I then sell them all in one day in the fall. It has gotten to the point that the same few cattle feeders come to buy my cattle in the fall and I think I get a better price due to the compitition. My experience with sale barns has been good, but you could get screwed if you don't have any expericence or get to excited and buy something you don't really want. [/QUOTE]
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