Which brings a better price? My assumption is that bull calves would be more profitable, but I thought I'd ask to be sure.
The reason I ask is, if I have a small herd and sell a few cattle through direct sales, and the rest at auction, would it make sense to prefferentially sell heiffers direct sales and bull calves at auction, or the other way around? Or does it matter?
My original thinking was, sell the lower valued animal direct sales, to get more for it. But then I thought, perhaps selling the higher valued animal for even more might make more sense.
What are your thoughts?
The reason I ask is, if I have a small herd and sell a few cattle through direct sales, and the rest at auction, would it make sense to prefferentially sell heiffers direct sales and bull calves at auction, or the other way around? Or does it matter?
My original thinking was, sell the lower valued animal direct sales, to get more for it. But then I thought, perhaps selling the higher valued animal for even more might make more sense.
What are your thoughts?