Sold 4 cull cows 2 yo heifers and 7 yo cows all open and I was surprised $55.75 a head commission, feed, blood charges etc etc. didn't include preg check since I knew they were open does this seem high for sale barn commissions?
Same here...haven't been to a sale in ages but I'm sure if you sell a big bunch and with today's high prices the commissions alone will be a chunk. Only way around it is to sell off the farm and then you don't know if you got top dollar or not as you're only dealing with one person operating without competition.Limomike":2du55d1x said:Fees fees fees for everything it seems .. kinda goes with the territorty. I dont even pay much attention to the cost of it.. seems like everyone wants their piece of the pie.
Curious, do you not have cattle anymore? If you do how do you market them?TexasBred":2t1vlmea said:Same here...haven't been to a sale in ages but I'm sure if you sell a big bunch and with today's high prices the commissions alone will be a chunk. Only way around it is to sell off the farm and then you don't know if you got top dollar or not as you're only dealing with one person operating without competition.Limomike":2t1vlmea said:Fees fees fees for everything it seems .. kinda goes with the territorty. I dont even pay much attention to the cost of it.. seems like everyone wants their piece of the pie.
cowgirl8":6a5n181k said:For feeder calves there has to be a better way to sell. I understand that cows need buyers and the sale barn is good, but i want every penny out of our calves because we deserve it. I want the middle man cut out!
tom4018":zv36yq8n said:Curious, do you not have cattle anymore? If you do how do you market them?TexasBred":zv36yq8n said:Same here...haven't been to a sale in ages but I'm sure if you sell a big bunch and with today's high prices the commissions alone will be a chunk. Only way around it is to sell off the farm and then you don't know if you got top dollar or not as you're only dealing with one person operating without competition.Limomike":zv36yq8n said:Fees fees fees for everything it seems .. kinda goes with the territorty. I dont even pay much attention to the cost of it.. seems like everyone wants their piece of the pie.
Hey now my crossbreds don't like being called mongrels. :lol: Just kidding, they make some of the best money.TexasBred":3tayp6nz said:Yeah I have a few..just a handful of crossbreed mongrels. Helps me keep my farm exemption. My neighbor "Mr. Tom" down the road goes every week and if I have anything to sell he picks it up and hauls it. Just sort of lost interest in sitting through sales...can't stay awake for one thing. :lol2:
Tom actually these ol' gals are pretty good mothers. Bought most of them from another old man down the road a few miles. They're every color in the world but good sound cattle. I did completely rework my cattle trailer last year but have never hauled a cow/calf in it yet. Guess I really need to sell it but sure is nice to ahve around. I did go to Home Depot with it last week and pick up three new doors and some other gutters. Gonna put gutters on the shop bldg. so my wife can get her new "rain barrel" filled up. (If it ever rains). :lol2:tom4018":1yor6963 said:Hey now my crossbreds don't like being called mongrels. :lol: Just kidding, they make some of the best money.TexasBred":1yor6963 said:Yeah I have a few..just a handful of crossbreed mongrels. Helps me keep my farm exemption. My neighbor "Mr. Tom" down the road goes every week and if I have anything to sell he picks it up and hauls it. Just sort of lost interest in sitting through sales...can't stay awake for one thing. :lol2:
TexasBred":1ms2sw7d said:Tom actually these ol' gals are pretty good mothers. Bought most of them from another old man down the road a few miles. They're every color in the world but good sound cattle. I did completely rework my cattle trailer last year but have never hauled a cow/calf in it yet. Guess I really need to sell it but sure is nice to ahve around. I did go to Home Depot with it last week and pick up three new doors and some other gutters. Gonna put gutters on the shop bldg. so my wife can get her new "rain barrel" filled up. (If it ever rains). :lol2:tom4018":1ms2sw7d said:Hey now my crossbreds don't like being called mongrels. :lol: Just kidding, they make some of the best money.TexasBred":1ms2sw7d said:Yeah I have a few..just a handful of crossbreed mongrels. Helps me keep my farm exemption. My neighbor "Mr. Tom" down the road goes every week and if I have anything to sell he picks it up and hauls it. Just sort of lost interest in sitting through sales...can't stay awake for one thing. :lol2:
You can sell right off the farm,IF you can put together a 48,000 lb load of same sex, same weight calves ( about 70 head of 700 lb steers or heifers).cowgirl8":wbcjuj3p said:For feeder calves there has to be a better way to sell. I understand that cows need buyers and the sale barn is good, but i want every penny out of our calves because we deserve it. I want the middle man cut out!