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<blockquote data-quote="TCRanch" data-source="post: 1697318" data-attributes="member: 24027"><p>Are your calves fully vaccinated? Is it generally just 10 (give or take), as in the example in your initial post? Are they uniform in size/color? Do you advertise or put out advance notice? Geography matters. What sells the best in your area and do you conform? </p><p></p><p>Around here, buyers will pay a premium for fully preconditioned calves: weaned a minimum of 45 days, 2 rounds vaccinations, bunk broke, uniform herd. The local sale barn will advertise early consignments if you provide the info on the calves prior to the sale, which generates interest.</p><p></p><p>I supplement with 20% protein cubes (range nuggets) year 'round. Very little in the late spring/summer/early fall, but enough to keep the herd running up to me and the calves used to them. Actually, most of my calves are "hand feeders" and completely bunk broke by weaning and the majority will practically maul me by the time they're sold (and I'm glad to get rid of 'em!). Bulk prices on cubes are definitely going up: just bought 6420 lbs. for $930.90 (@ $2.90 and going up to $3.10 in Oct).</p><p></p><p>That said . . . . if you truly only have a handful of calves that range in weight/age, unless you're selling private treaty, your father is probably right to simply wean on the trailer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TCRanch, post: 1697318, member: 24027"] Are your calves fully vaccinated? Is it generally just 10 (give or take), as in the example in your initial post? Are they uniform in size/color? Do you advertise or put out advance notice? Geography matters. What sells the best in your area and do you conform? Around here, buyers will pay a premium for fully preconditioned calves: weaned a minimum of 45 days, 2 rounds vaccinations, bunk broke, uniform herd. The local sale barn will advertise early consignments if you provide the info on the calves prior to the sale, which generates interest. I supplement with 20% protein cubes (range nuggets) year 'round. Very little in the late spring/summer/early fall, but enough to keep the herd running up to me and the calves used to them. Actually, most of my calves are "hand feeders" and completely bunk broke by weaning and the majority will practically maul me by the time they're sold (and I'm glad to get rid of 'em!). Bulk prices on cubes are definitely going up: just bought 6420 lbs. for $930.90 (@ $2.90 and going up to $3.10 in Oct). That said . . . . if you truly only have a handful of calves that range in weight/age, unless you're selling private treaty, your father is probably right to simply wean on the trailer. [/QUOTE]
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