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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1836660" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>Thanks y'all. When I saw those cows and calves come in the ring, I knew they looked thin but their tails were clean I thought they may just have been on slim pickings food wise. Just have a few seconds to decide and I thought I could worm and work then and feed them and have calves to sell back in a few months.</p><p>I've bought a few thin cows before with no health issues. So I really wasn't even thinking about that. Had it been 500 pound calves I would have been more keenly looking for signs of sickness. </p><p>Some trader got me good. He's probably laughing all the way to the bank. That's on him. We are like most other people we try and when something like this happens it hurts financially. We will recover and move on. </p><p>We've both been pretty angry over the blind cow being nested in the group.</p><p>We feel bad for her and are going to try to make the best of the situation for now.</p><p>Eventually when her calf is sold we will sell her and sell her the right way which is by the pound. The buyers will know she is blind and we will have lost money on that deal for sure.</p><p>I like to be brutally honest in my dealings as I want to be known as somebody that does the right thing. I care about others as well as my reputation. I've lost a lot of money that way, but I'd rather have a clear conscience. and be able to sleep at night. </p><p>It really angers me when people have no morals or scruples and literally try to deceive others. Unfortunately there are plenty of those folks around and it gives all of us in the cattle business a bad name when their practices come to light.</p><p>I maintain that the vast majority of cattle people try to do things right and it's a shame that a few bad actors are always around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1836660, member: 24816"] Thanks y’all. When I saw those cows and calves come in the ring, I knew they looked thin but their tails were clean I thought they may just have been on slim pickings food wise. Just have a few seconds to decide and I thought I could worm and work then and feed them and have calves to sell back in a few months. I’ve bought a few thin cows before with no health issues. So I really wasn’t even thinking about that. Had it been 500 pound calves I would have been more keenly looking for signs of sickness. Some trader got me good. He’s probably laughing all the way to the bank. That’s on him. We are like most other people we try and when something like this happens it hurts financially. We will recover and move on. We’ve both been pretty angry over the blind cow being nested in the group. We feel bad for her and are going to try to make the best of the situation for now. Eventually when her calf is sold we will sell her and sell her the right way which is by the pound. The buyers will know she is blind and we will have lost money on that deal for sure. I like to be brutally honest in my dealings as I want to be known as somebody that does the right thing. I care about others as well as my reputation. I’ve lost a lot of money that way, but I’d rather have a clear conscience. and be able to sleep at night. It really angers me when people have no morals or scruples and literally try to deceive others. Unfortunately there are plenty of those folks around and it gives all of us in the cattle business a bad name when their practices come to light. I maintain that the vast majority of cattle people try to do things right and it’s a shame that a few bad actors are always around. [/QUOTE]
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