El Reno

[greenwillowherefords]

A good friend hauled a load of steers to El Reno for his brother, who stayed to watch them sell. He is a registered Hereford breeder who has strong demand for his bulls. Raises Line OneXHazletts. Uses a black Angus bull on some of the cows.

He culls the bottom half or so, hence the load of steers.

The black baldies and the straight Herfs averaged the same weights. They separated the baldies from the Herfs. The straight Herfs brought 3 cents per pound more than the baldies. As the herfs came through the ring, the commentary was on the order of, ".....good looking Hereford steers. Fifty and sixty years ago, this was what paid most of the mortgages off around here."

My friend said El Reno was a lot more friendly to Herfs than the sales around here. Wondered if any on the boards could relate to that statement?

 

[MY]

You bring up a good point GW about being "Herf friendly"..... or not. I went to the salebarn today, as well as watched part of the Superior Auction on RFD-TV. At both auctions the auctioneer gives preferential treatment to black cattle, playing on the sentiments of buyers, and in most cases they sell higher. I know it's their job to sell the cattle, but you don't hear nearly the same kind of praise for any other colored well put together cattle as you do the blacks at most auctions. If the public didn't have to hear the continual barrage of how great black cattle are ad nauseum, then we probably wouldn't see the price difference between Angus and Hereford based cattle that we see at most sales. Sounds like the El Reno sale kind of proves that point.

 

[Campground Cattle]

A good friend hauled a load of steers to El Reno for his brother, who stayed to watch them sell. He is a registered Hereford breeder who has strong demand for his bulls. Raises Line OneXHazletts. Uses a black Angus bull on some of the cows.

He culls the bottom half or so, hence the load of steers.

The black baldies and the straight Herfs averaged the same weights. They separated the baldies from the Herfs. The straight Herfs brought 3 cents per pound more than the baldies. As the herfs came through the ring, the commentary was on the order of, ".....good looking Hereford steers. Fifty and sixty years ago, this was what paid most of the mortgages off around here."

My friend said El Reno was a lot more friendly to Herfs than the sales around here. Wondered if any on the boards could relate to that statement?

They are more here to GW as hard as it will be for the board to believe, I hauled some to sale last week. The load contained Herfs and super baldies, the Herfs sold higher this isn't the first time either.

 

[bigbull338]

you 2 are right. its auctioneer preferance that sales cattle. not to start a war but im a hereford man so if i was buying it would be herefords over baldies scott

 

[Dusty Britches]

On of the best, most consistent sales I've been to is the Female Replacement Sale in Bryan, TX. The owners and auctioneer really talk up the quality and history (if known) of each set that comes in the ring - regardless of breed. I can hear Scarmardo now - "here's a great looking set of brangus cross breds - good hips, good heads and look at those bags!"

Or "here's the prettiest set of herefords in the state. If white faces is what you want than this is what you need!"