Bred cow sales

[CowboyRam]

segue: each buys what they want. i try to buy younger cows. was just wondering about the longevity result of the broke mouth purchases you made.

and yes prices are high everywhere. i quit bidding at one sale because everything, good, bad, and ugly was going for about the same price. saw one broke mount, four month bred with a limp brought nearly the same as others. that was time for me to leave.

I prefer to buy younger cows, but I just can't justify spending $3000 or more for the three and four year old's. With the loss of 1/3 of my herd last summer I'm trying to maximize my dollars spent on replacements. Those probably won't stay in the herd all that long, maybe if I'm lucky I can get a couple years out of them. By the time they age out I'm hoping I'm in a better position financially by then so that I can buy younger cows.

 

[kenny thomas]

I was watching online yesterday and seen a group of young bred cows bring $5200 each. Not for me. Wife says i should sell out.

 

[mwj]

I was watching online yesterday and seen a group of young bred cows bring $5200 each. Not for me. Wife says i should sell out.

Where was that at? Would it be in driving range?

 

[kenny thomas]

Where was that at? Would it be in driving range?

I have forgotten where i was watching. Im terrible for clicking and watching a few minutes and moving on

 

[bird dog]

My one and done's yesterday were what I was looking for. They should calve about the time the grass is greening up. They are thin so will put on weight with the spring flush. Their calves will wean off in early fall hopefully before the fall rush is on. They are black angus looking so will most likely have black calves. All were fairly gentle. If we have a decent moisture year they should gain 150 lbs each and make a nice packer animal.
Of my four, one was short teeth with a couple missing, one was gummy, one was short solid, one had just nubs.
Three had small udders with nice teats, one was saggy with maybe one large teat.

 

[mwj]

For a lot of people it is hard to find sales with very many cows to select from. With a handful of decent cows and several buyers there is a good chance that one of those buyers will keep there hand up.

 

[Lucky]

Interesting how everyone plays the game differently.

 

[1982vett]

Interesting how everyone plays the game differently.

Their is "a game to play" for every animal out their...All depends on the "players" placing their bets.

 

[MurraysMutts]

 

[gcreekrch]

How many did you get Murray?

 

[MurraysMutts]

How many did you get Murray?

None for me. I almost pulled the trigger on the 8 charolais. Had they been 3rd stage bred I might have

 

[ClinchValley86]

$4,700 on the highest pair, and a heifer pair at that, if I read it right. That's pretty dang good.

I think we be over $5k per pair on the extra good ones soon enough, especially the 3 n 1's.

Has the heifer hold back started yet can yall tell? The numbers on these breeding animals is surely pointing towards it, yeah? This is my first ride through the highs.

 

[MurraysMutts]

$4,700 on the highest pair, and a heifer pair at that, if I read it right. That's pretty dang good.

I think we be over $5k per pair on the extra good ones soon enough, especially the 3 n 1's.

Has the heifer hold back started yet can yall tell? The numbers on these breeding animals is surely pointing towards it, yeah? This is my first ride through the highs.

That particular pair had twin red bull calves that were around 400lbs IF I remember right.

The black heifer pairs at 4600 were nice. BUT they weren't confirmed bred back!! Sold as exposed.

Just gets crazier and crazier.

 

[CowboyRam]

I went to the sale in Riverton today; bought a short term solid mouth Charolais cow for $2100. They sold a Hereford cow with a big black calf on her side for $2900. There even was some excitement today as well; a crazy cow tried to jump up in the auctioneers booth. She broke a computer screen; that stopped the sale until they could find a replacement. I think in five minutes the sale started back up.

 

[Travlr]

Has the heifer hold back started yet can yall tell? The numbers on these breeding animals is surely pointing towards it, yeah? This is my first ride through the highs.

Might be some downturn if the stock market keeps sliding...

 

[ClinchValley86]

Might be some downturn if the stock market keeps sliding...

even with the inventory being short and all?

 

[Travlr]

even with the inventory being short and all?

Who knows? This could be a temporary downturn or a panic. If the stock market dives like a rock it could shake up a lot of things.

 

[farmerjan]

None for me. I almost pulled the trigger on the 8 charolais. Had they been 3rd stage bred I might have

The 6 char 4-5 months bred would have fit right in with our fall calving ones... Can't find anything under 2,000 hardly... unless they are short bred 60-90 days... crazy....AND old........ then they will bring 17-1999......

 

[Dave]

With kill cows being $1,800 it takes at least a bit over that to bring anything home.

 

[Stocker Steve]

Very strong demand here unless u are willing to buy fall calvers or dairy cross. They are U$S 1900 to 2200. Running age cows appear to be a better buy than ST cows.

No rush to disperse here due to cheap hay and high profits. I think it will take a market downturn to flush out the loose hands. Kenny may be an exception.

No herd building even with cheap hay. I think local cow numbers will never go back to what they were. Too many easier options for one's time and money. Just because the talking heads like discussing herd rebuilding will not make it happen.

How can u make taking calves to grass work in 2025 with local corn around U$S 3.50?