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Does more pounds per acre make up for being docked at the sale barn for small frame size?
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<blockquote data-quote="bird dog" data-source="post: 1824368" data-attributes="member: 5381"><p>Ask a big packer if they want overly large animals or overly small and they will say neither. They want ones that fit the size the industry wants. Box cuts in other words. Big cuts have to be trimmed to meet this size. Small cuts have to go to another source. Consequently the real large frame calves are discounted. Small frame calves are just avoided. Uniform groups of moderate size will always bring the best price. </p><p></p><p>Selling to the public is great for small producers. Its quite troublesome if you produce more than say 20 calves a year. It takes a lot of time to fool with that many customers especially if you are selling halves or quarters. I will continue to try and produce what the big packers want.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bird dog, post: 1824368, member: 5381"] Ask a big packer if they want overly large animals or overly small and they will say neither. They want ones that fit the size the industry wants. Box cuts in other words. Big cuts have to be trimmed to meet this size. Small cuts have to go to another source. Consequently the real large frame calves are discounted. Small frame calves are just avoided. Uniform groups of moderate size will always bring the best price. Selling to the public is great for small producers. Its quite troublesome if you produce more than say 20 calves a year. It takes a lot of time to fool with that many customers especially if you are selling halves or quarters. I will continue to try and produce what the big packers want. [/QUOTE]
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