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<blockquote data-quote="Jessica06" data-source="post: 1159667" data-attributes="member: 5612"><p><a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet" target="_blank">http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet</a>)</p><p></p><p>For the record, I sat through about 3 hours of the sale today...because we sold calves, but also because I consider it part of my job as a full-time cattle producer to continually educate myself. I noticed - 1) calves over 500 pounds that were cut sometimes brought a considerable premium (up to $20/cwt), while lighter calves were more even between bulls and steers, and 2) there WAS an obvious difference between calves that were cut or banded. Also, calves sold on muscle first, and color second, and heifers were about $20 back. There. Free info at my expense. I apologize for not taking any pictures...I wanted to keep my dignity, so you'll just have to take me at my word.</p><p></p><p>Like Tim/South said, this was the perfect opportunity for you to go out and do your own research, like the REST of us. FWIW, there is quite a bit of pride involved in this business, to do the best you can, but there is also a lot of humility required as well. I'll admit that I have a lot of pride. I spend way too much time thinking of, looking at, and talking about cattle, and am proud of the fact I'm a partner with my husband and not a "ranch wife." I have a skill set at the money-making end and the waterproof overalls to prove it. I was pretty cocky when I graduated with my BS in Animal Science, but the more I learn now, the more I realize I have a long, long way to go. Puts and calls are beyond me even though I took a livestock marketing class, and I get yelled at a lot by jumping on the fence and letting a cow go by me who sure "looked" like she was going to eat my lunch! A lot of the people on here may not make a living with their cattle, but that doesn't mean they don't know what they're talking about. Sometimes the smartest thing a person can do is keep their mouth shut, show some respect, and try to learn something from the ones that have been there before. I have learned a lot on this board, with some of it being a heck of a lot more useful than anything I learned in college. Hopefully it'll keep me from making a mistake they learned the hard way, or at least get me to look at things from a different perspective.</p><p></p><p>Humility. Respect. Look them up. The Golden Rule might not hurt, either. That is, IF you care about anyone on here ever taking you seriously. Most of your posts suggest the answer to that is a definite no. I predict that I just wasted about 30 minutes of my life and this post will fall on deaf ears. </p><p></p><p>Thanks and Gig 'em!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jessica06, post: 1159667, member: 5612"] [url=http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet]http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet[/url]) For the record, I sat through about 3 hours of the sale today...because we sold calves, but also because I consider it part of my job as a full-time cattle producer to continually educate myself. I noticed - 1) calves over 500 pounds that were cut sometimes brought a considerable premium (up to $20/cwt), while lighter calves were more even between bulls and steers, and 2) there WAS an obvious difference between calves that were cut or banded. Also, calves sold on muscle first, and color second, and heifers were about $20 back. There. Free info at my expense. I apologize for not taking any pictures...I wanted to keep my dignity, so you'll just have to take me at my word. Like Tim/South said, this was the perfect opportunity for you to go out and do your own research, like the REST of us. FWIW, there is quite a bit of pride involved in this business, to do the best you can, but there is also a lot of humility required as well. I'll admit that I have a lot of pride. I spend way too much time thinking of, looking at, and talking about cattle, and am proud of the fact I'm a partner with my husband and not a "ranch wife." I have a skill set at the money-making end and the waterproof overalls to prove it. I was pretty cocky when I graduated with my BS in Animal Science, but the more I learn now, the more I realize I have a long, long way to go. Puts and calls are beyond me even though I took a livestock marketing class, and I get yelled at a lot by jumping on the fence and letting a cow go by me who sure "looked" like she was going to eat my lunch! A lot of the people on here may not make a living with their cattle, but that doesn't mean they don't know what they're talking about. Sometimes the smartest thing a person can do is keep their mouth shut, show some respect, and try to learn something from the ones that have been there before. I have learned a lot on this board, with some of it being a heck of a lot more useful than anything I learned in college. Hopefully it'll keep me from making a mistake they learned the hard way, or at least get me to look at things from a different perspective. Humility. Respect. Look them up. The Golden Rule might not hurt, either. That is, IF you care about anyone on here ever taking you seriously. Most of your posts suggest the answer to that is a definite no. I predict that I just wasted about 30 minutes of my life and this post will fall on deaf ears. Thanks and Gig 'em! [/QUOTE]
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