Calves sold today

[coachg]

Carried 6 to the sale this am . Easiest loading I've ever done especially in the pouring rain . By myself ! Two bulls average weighing 480 and brought 3.25 and 3.15. 4 heifers averaged around 440 and prices ranged from 2.80 -3.00 . Pleased with the check . Already spent it on fertilizer . Calves were a little light, but for winter calves with little or no creep this year , i was happy.

 

[Warren Allison]

Carried 6 to the sale this am . Easiest loading I've ever done especially in the pouring rain . By myself ! Two bulls average weighing 480 and brought 3.25 and 3.15. 4 heifers averaged around 440 and prices ranged from 2.80 -3.00 . Pleased with the check . Already spent it on fertilizer . Calves were a little light, but for winter calves with little or no creep this year , i was happy.

Fort Payne?

 

[Double R Ranch]

That's great. I've been hearing the market is taking a hit because of the dairy "flu" panic. Hoping to get our calves shipped next week for a special feeder sale. Worried if the market is going to drop we will not do as well as if we ship them tomorrow.

 

[coachg]

Fort Payne?

No sir we go to Arab. My partner , youngest son , said he'd never go back to Ft Payne . Long story.

 

[coachg]

That's great. I've been hearing the market is taking a hit because of the dairy "flu" panic. Hoping to get our calves shipped next week for a special feeder sale. Worried if the market is going to drop we will not do as well as if we ship them tomorrow.

I felt like these were down a little but I remember selling calves for $200 . I feel blessed and amazed at a 400 + bull calf bringing $1500 !

 

[Double R Ranch]

I felt like these were down a little but I remember selling calves for $200 . I feel blessed and amazed at a 400 + bull calf bringing $1500 !

Our current market report does say they took a hit and they are down a small amount. That would make sense. Definitely glad you got those prices.

 

[coachg]

Just saw the market report from the sale yesterday. Feeder calves were down .05-.07 a lb.

 

[tburkepa]

Sent a nice baldie heifer on Monday to sale. Mother wouldn't let her nurse and I didn't want to bottle feed her. 108 lb and brought $6.10/lb!!!

 

[alacowman1]

No sir we go to Arab. My partner , youngest son , said he'd never go back to Ft Payne . Long story.

Bet I can guess the story..

 

[Warren Allison]

Sent a nice baldie heifer on Monday to sale. Mother wouldn't let her nurse and I didn't want to bottle feed her. 108 lb and brought $6.10/lb!!!

Yeah, the bottle calf prices are becoming insane! It is almost to the where the best thing to do when you have a cal;f born alive, is keep tia few days til the colostrum is gone, then sel lit as a bottle calf! Where are you located, @tburkepa ?

 

[Warren Allison]

@coachg , @alacowman1 , if things aren't going well at Ft Payne, maybe that was why Calhoun decided to move its sale from Thursday to Tuesday???

 

[tburkepa]

Yeah, the bottle calf prices are becoming insane! It is almost to the where the best thing to do when you have a cal;f born alive, is keep tia few days til the colostrum is gone, then sel lit as a bottle calf! Where are you located, @tburkepa ?

I'm located in Northeast PA. About an hour north of Williamsport. Some of the calves are going as high as $10/lb up here. There was a black angus bull calf that brought over $8.50 on Monday.. I almost offered her for sale on either Marketplace or Craigslist for $400 as I could never imagine getting $650 for a week old calf!!! Glad I didn't

 

[alacowman1]

@coachg , @alacowman1 , if things aren't going well at Ft Payne, maybe that was why Calhoun decided to move its sale from Thursday to Tuesday???

I believe things are going well there, as far as the sales..

 

[snakegap1]

No sir we go to Arab. My partner , youngest son , said he'd never go back to Ft Payne . Long story.

Didn't the ownership change about 3 years ago?

 

[coachg]

Didn't the ownership change about 3 years ago?

It did at Ft Payne , cousins to the owner at Arab . Just weren't happy with the prices our cattle were bringing. No consistency on the same type calves .

 

[coachg]

@coachg , @alacowman1 , if things aren't going well at Ft Payne, maybe that was why Calhoun decided to move its sale from Thursday to Tuesday???

I think they are having a good sale and doing a good job .

 

[coachg]

Sent a nice baldie heifer on Monday to sale. Mother wouldn't let her nurse and I didn't want to bottle feed her. 108 lb and brought $6.10/lb!!!

Where you at ? Need to put your location on your profile. Helps the rest of us know how to respond.

 

[tburkepa]

Where you at ? Need to put your location on your profile. Helps the rest of us know how to respond.

Wyalusing, PA

 

[coachg]

Wyalusing, PA

Thanks , please add it to your profile