I have some cows to sell but the sales between Thanksgiving and the new year can be a roller coaster ride. I have got burned before.
Calf prices
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Jeanne - Simme Valley
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Sold an open 2 yr old at local sale barn. This barn is best for culls to sell - not good for feeders.
She was listed as "fat hfr blk" - 1450# - $153 = $2218.50
She was listed as "fat hfr blk" - 1450# - $153 = $2218.50
My crazy cow was listed as "BLKMF COW" - don't know if the "MF" had to do with her mostly white face or her behavior at the sale barn...she was a psychopath for sure.
kenny thomas
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Should mean Black Motley Face cow.
I figured that but also wondered about her behavior...like I said, she was one crazy cow...dangerously so.
kenny thomas
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Could be Black mean F@@king cow. But i doubt it.
On my spreadsheet I have been known to mark cows with the B word for future reference around cull time.
Best usually stay here for quite some time……..On my spreadsheet I have been known to mark cows with the B word for future reference around cull time.
farmerjan
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Around here B does not mean BEST.... 
branxchar&charx
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Sold a few calves at OKC stockyards this week. Not horrible since they were all charolais crosses.
BC
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Bird dog, was that at Groesbeck or West?
Jeanne - Simme Valley
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@branxchar&charx - the report said 14 checked in with 3 "holdovers" - what and how do they determine not to sell some?? How old were these calves? Were they pre-weaned? Looks like a great price.
bird dog
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BC, that was at West. It was pretty much the same at Buffalo a couple weeks earlier but they didn't have but a couple. West had about a dozen. Not a lot of take back home type buyers at either one and just no interest in bred heifers. Too much risk.
The sales are kind of depressing with so many good animals going to the packers. There is not near as many older bred cows available as in the past when they would flood the market in the fall. The dry conditions and high packer prices are taking a lot of cows out of the country.
The sales are kind of depressing with so many good animals going to the packers. There is not near as many older bred cows available as in the past when they would flood the market in the fall. The dry conditions and high packer prices are taking a lot of cows out of the country.
branxchar&charx
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Okc stockyards sell stockers and feeders on mondays in "like" groups of three. Singles and cows, older bulls etc sell on Tuesday. Those 3 heldover were the bigger ones of the group. With one yearling. Most these calves were born in May. They were sorted from their mamas, loaded up and straight to the sale. Yes, im well aware thats not how many do it but thats what we do with this group. Anywho, here's the other 3. The heifer that only brought a 1.50 had a swayed back. The 790 was a black steer. The other was a chromed heifer out of a charolais bull and beefmaster x cow.
Hamiam
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kenny thomas
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Nothing like that here. Actually the last 2 days they are a little cheaper because of the coming snow and cold in a few days.
mwj
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There is a big price drop between #1 and #2 grade calves and an even bigger drop for horned cattle!
Most reports do not show those grades to keep the average pride up. Thanks for posting this.
Dave
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I see on the reports from the 2 sales I go to that calf prices went back up. Top 4 wgt steers are well above $3.00 and even the top 500 weight steers beat $3.00. I didn't go this week as weather had the freeway shut down at time.
