Bred cow sale tomorrow

[gcreekrch]

Kamloops BC. Wonder what kind of deals there may be?
Got new tee shirts for my youngest grandson and me today.

 

[kenny thomas]

Kamloops BC. Wonder what kind of deals there may be?
Got new tee shirts for my youngest grandson and me today.
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I like the shirts.

 

[SBMF 2015]

Cool tee shirts.

I watched a sale in Montana last week . I thought bred cows were pretty soft. Basically $1/ pound plus $250 for the calf that they were carrying.

 

[gcreekrch]

Cool tee shirts.

I watched a sale in Montana last week . I thought bred cows were pretty soft. Basically $1/ pound plus $250 for the calf that they were carrying.

Some areas don’t have feed and fewer of us want to calve cows.

 

[gcreekrch]

Top so far.. one package of 9 red heifers bred red, Feb 20 due date. $4150

 

[uplandnut]

That's per cow? that's crazy. I know they're getting high in my area, but nothing like that.

 

[gcreekrch]

Most are between 32 and 3600

 

[Dave]

Adjusted for the exchange rate that is just a tick above what they were here back in December. I am pretty certain they have gone up since December.

 

[gcreekrch]

 

[CowboyRam]

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I went to the sale today, but was able to get out of there without having to break out my checkbook.

 

[Mrcopier]

Top so far.. one package of 9 red heifers bred red, Feb 20 due date. $4150

Per cow?

 

[gcreekrch]

Per cow?

Yes

 

[gcreekrch]

That's per cow? that's crazy. I know they're getting high in my area, but nothing like that.

One ranch bought two liner loads today. Some logging dollars involved… likely paid an average of $3800

 

[Travlr]

One ranch bought two liner loads today. Some logging dollars involved… likely paid an average of $3800

Maybe counting on prices rising? And they like to gamble?

 

[gcreekrch]

Maybe counting on prices rising? And they like to gamble?

I am thinking those who have stayed in will be enjoying prices for 2 and maybe more years yet. A load of 600 lb steer calves in Alberta brought $4.04 last Friday.

 

[Travlr]

I am thinking those who have stayed in will be enjoying prices for 2 and maybe more years yet. A load of 600 lb steer calves in Alberta brought $4.04 last Friday.

LOL... and I remember 25 cents a pound... and $27 a ton hay delivered and stacked in the barn.

 

[gcreekrch]

LOL... and I remember 25 cents a pound... and $27 a ton hay delivered and stacked in the barn.

More heifers still going on feed than staying at home. I’ve lived through a few cycles myself and made money through them all.

 

[gcreekrch]

I don’t plan to buy any 4000 dollar cows but some have different situations. The ones today were additions to a 1700 cow herd that is owned by a big logging operation. I know the owner quite well.

 

[Travlr]

More heifers still going on feed than staying at home. I've lived through a few cycles myself and made money through them all.

It's amazing to me how many don't work the cycles. They buy when the market is high and sell in a panic when the market tanks. But that's what makes money for those that sell high and buy low. Gotta always keep that core herd to balance out the extremes.

 

[Dave]

Today at La Grande it was a regular sale instead of the feeder sale they have been have every week. Regular sales they sell pairs and bred cows first. No pairs but 50 or 60 bred cows. I feel like I need to give my cows a treat when I got home. Broken and spread mouth cows 7 & 8 months bred sold for $1,700 + even with a few smooth mouth cows tossed into the groups. I am in to my cows a hair over $1,200. And I sure don't have $500 worth of feed into them. Quick and dirty figure I have $111.80 worth of hay per cow into them. It sure feels good when you guess the market right.