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<blockquote data-quote="stocky" data-source="post: 606566" data-attributes="member: 1150"><p>The number one thing that makes a good sales barn is for the owner/operator to have the integrity and resources to make sure your cattle will be set in at whatever he tells you they will be. He will not let the market swing up and down at the whims of the buyers. When the buyers back off to push the market down, he has enough orders to fill so that he can keep the price up and he also has the resources and place to go with them to buy them himself to keep the sale consistent. Also, beware of any barn where they set in an animal at a certain price and then back off to a lower price if they do not get a bid. If they will not stick with their set-in price, they cant be trusted to take care of your business.</p><p> The vast majority of the sales barns do not have that kind of owner/operator and cannot be trusted with your business. There are around 20 sales barns in my area and only one that I will take cattle and sell them without me being there. There are two others where I will sell cattle, but I will only do it if I can be there to protect my cattle.</p><p> The one thing I have seen that is consistent at every barn I have ever been to is no auction has proper loadout service during the sale. The majority of the time, it takes forever to get loaded if you are going to load out while the sale is going on.</p><p> There is a way to buy cattle at one barn on Monday and sell on Wednesday and do well. This starts with buying cattle that have already gone through their shrink, and are weaned. It also includes having a deal at the sale where you are going to sell them so that your calves are unloaded and sold with no wait and a reduction in the selling costs. This usually includes the sale manager selling your calves on an order at a higher price than what most of them are bringing. With these in place, you can turn calves around at a good profit regularly</p><p> Another way is to buy the common bunches of co-mingled cattle. You can buy a big bunch that the buyers think are too mixed, take them to a smaller barn and sell them in small bunches and singles the way the buyers want them and do well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stocky, post: 606566, member: 1150"] The number one thing that makes a good sales barn is for the owner/operator to have the integrity and resources to make sure your cattle will be set in at whatever he tells you they will be. He will not let the market swing up and down at the whims of the buyers. When the buyers back off to push the market down, he has enough orders to fill so that he can keep the price up and he also has the resources and place to go with them to buy them himself to keep the sale consistent. Also, beware of any barn where they set in an animal at a certain price and then back off to a lower price if they do not get a bid. If they will not stick with their set-in price, they cant be trusted to take care of your business. The vast majority of the sales barns do not have that kind of owner/operator and cannot be trusted with your business. There are around 20 sales barns in my area and only one that I will take cattle and sell them without me being there. There are two others where I will sell cattle, but I will only do it if I can be there to protect my cattle. The one thing I have seen that is consistent at every barn I have ever been to is no auction has proper loadout service during the sale. The majority of the time, it takes forever to get loaded if you are going to load out while the sale is going on. There is a way to buy cattle at one barn on Monday and sell on Wednesday and do well. This starts with buying cattle that have already gone through their shrink, and are weaned. It also includes having a deal at the sale where you are going to sell them so that your calves are unloaded and sold with no wait and a reduction in the selling costs. This usually includes the sale manager selling your calves on an order at a higher price than what most of them are bringing. With these in place, you can turn calves around at a good profit regularly Another way is to buy the common bunches of co-mingled cattle. You can buy a big bunch that the buyers think are too mixed, take them to a smaller barn and sell them in small bunches and singles the way the buyers want them and do well. [/QUOTE]
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