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<blockquote data-quote="Kathie in Thorp" data-source="post: 1295594" data-attributes="member: 16769"><p>Sky, we ask our people for $150 deposit whether they're buying a quarter or a half. As soon as we know hanging weights, they pay us the balance. Have had no issues with that, as the meat's going to hang at the cutter for at least 2 weeks after harvest -- most pay up within a week of slaughter. I've got all our beef buyers on an email group list. They get updates every couple mos. or as needed ("steers will go into dry lot in a week; slaughter date is such and such; steers doing well a month into finishing; attached are blank cutting instructions/get them back to me before slaughter date, etc.") Very first email -- the "are you interested this year?" mail -- sets out all the terms, what kill fee + c/w costs will be, and estimated slaugher date. Every email says "call or mail if you've got any ??s" The contract/all correspondence via email is kept in a folder on the computer. And I scan/save everyone's cutting instructions year to year, so if they can't remember what they did before, I can email them out if needed. We slaughter usually between 16-18 mos., 1,200 - 1,500 lbs., but pay more attention to condition than age.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathie in Thorp, post: 1295594, member: 16769"] Sky, we ask our people for $150 deposit whether they're buying a quarter or a half. As soon as we know hanging weights, they pay us the balance. Have had no issues with that, as the meat's going to hang at the cutter for at least 2 weeks after harvest -- most pay up within a week of slaughter. I've got all our beef buyers on an email group list. They get updates every couple mos. or as needed ("steers will go into dry lot in a week; slaughter date is such and such; steers doing well a month into finishing; attached are blank cutting instructions/get them back to me before slaughter date, etc.") Very first email -- the "are you interested this year?" mail -- sets out all the terms, what kill fee + c/w costs will be, and estimated slaugher date. Every email says "call or mail if you've got any ??s" The contract/all correspondence via email is kept in a folder on the computer. And I scan/save everyone's cutting instructions year to year, so if they can't remember what they did before, I can email them out if needed. We slaughter usually between 16-18 mos., 1,200 - 1,500 lbs., but pay more attention to condition than age. [/QUOTE]
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