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<blockquote data-quote="Brute 23" data-source="post: 1818074" data-attributes="member: 6291"><p>I drove like 6 hours several years back with a little trailer to go to a Hereford sale. Got a room the night before about an hour away so I could be there early. I was interested in bulls and heifers and was ready to roll. I even asked if they had cattle haulers they could recommend to haul back. </p><p></p><p>I walk in to the barn and they have a tiny little ring. Didn't think much of it. I started walking pens and there was no one else there. Guys were feeding cattle and showing up to work the sale. I overheard some cowboys talking about not being able to catch a handful of bulls the day before. They were going back after them this morning. It didn't worry me much, I was confident I could spot them as they came rolling through the ring. </p><p></p><p>When I went back in to set down they started setting TVs up in the ring. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤬" title="Face with symbols on mouth :face_with_symbols_over_mouth:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f92c.png" data-shortname=":face_with_symbols_over_mouth:" /> They had pre-recorded videos of them walking around on pretty grass. You could be buying that ignorant sog they had drug out the pasture 30 min before and would never know. </p><p></p><p>Needless to say... I didn't buy any thing. On the way out the manager (I had talked to early that morning) asked if I found what I wanted. I told him... no, and gave him an earful about my disappointment. </p><p></p><p>I ask now what kind of sale it is. I refuse to buy animals on a screen. If I can't get in the pen and walk them, push them, etc... I have zero interest. </p><p></p><p>I've learned to buy bulls as yearlings. I can buy them out before they end up in the sales. It may cost a little more but I can get first pick. The older the bull, the smaller the pool you are likely choosing from.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brute 23, post: 1818074, member: 6291"] I drove like 6 hours several years back with a little trailer to go to a Hereford sale. Got a room the night before about an hour away so I could be there early. I was interested in bulls and heifers and was ready to roll. I even asked if they had cattle haulers they could recommend to haul back. I walk in to the barn and they have a tiny little ring. Didn't think much of it. I started walking pens and there was no one else there. Guys were feeding cattle and showing up to work the sale. I overheard some cowboys talking about not being able to catch a handful of bulls the day before. They were going back after them this morning. It didn't worry me much, I was confident I could spot them as they came rolling through the ring. When I went back in to set down they started setting TVs up in the ring. 🤬 They had pre-recorded videos of them walking around on pretty grass. You could be buying that ignorant sog they had drug out the pasture 30 min before and would never know. Needless to say... I didn't buy any thing. On the way out the manager (I had talked to early that morning) asked if I found what I wanted. I told him... no, and gave him an earful about my disappointment. I ask now what kind of sale it is. I refuse to buy animals on a screen. If I can't get in the pen and walk them, push them, etc... I have zero interest. I've learned to buy bulls as yearlings. I can buy them out before they end up in the sales. It may cost a little more but I can get first pick. The older the bull, the smaller the pool you are likely choosing from. [/QUOTE]
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