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<blockquote data-quote="SF" data-source="post: 207198" data-attributes="member: 1171"><p>Good luck, meant as I hope all goes well for you.</p><p></p><p>There are good cattle sold at sale barns, but you need to pay attention to what you are buying. If you are buying cow/calf pairs, you need to get there early so you can observe them out in the pens. Look for cows licking their calves or calves nursing. Most sale barns will palpate the cows if they are being sold bred. </p><p></p><p>My first choice for starting a new herd would be to find reputable breeders that have the kind of stock you like. Even if you have to pay a little more, many times it will be worth it in the long run. A production sale would be my second choice and the sale barn would be 3rd choice.</p><p></p><p>I do wish you lots of good luck. </p><p></p><p>I buy a few cattle out of NW AR a couple of times per year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SF, post: 207198, member: 1171"] Good luck, meant as I hope all goes well for you. There are good cattle sold at sale barns, but you need to pay attention to what you are buying. If you are buying cow/calf pairs, you need to get there early so you can observe them out in the pens. Look for cows licking their calves or calves nursing. Most sale barns will palpate the cows if they are being sold bred. My first choice for starting a new herd would be to find reputable breeders that have the kind of stock you like. Even if you have to pay a little more, many times it will be worth it in the long run. A production sale would be my second choice and the sale barn would be 3rd choice. I do wish you lots of good luck. I buy a few cattle out of NW AR a couple of times per year. [/QUOTE]
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