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<blockquote data-quote="TN Cattle Man" data-source="post: 1554143" data-attributes="member: 19746"><p>Well, these are my thoughts... If you are selling your calves at an auction, you have to remember that the buyers are trying to buy at the lowest possible price, and you are basically giving away around $20.00/hd just to sell them (fees and such). You may be doing everything right (weaned 45, 2 rounds of shots, etc.) and you are lucky if you get any more than the guy who weaned his calves on the way to the sale. Remember, these auctions are just selling pounds... sure they get "graded" as a 1,2, or 3 in most cases, but you are still just selling pounds. When the cattle market was at its peak, one could do no wrong by taking them to the sale because everyone was making money! Now that the markets have gotten a lot tighter, one must look at all their options if trying to make a living in the cattle business.</p><p>If you are confident in the quality of beef that you are producing, I would suggest retaining ownership and taking them all the way through the feedlot and getting paid on Grade directly from the packer. This is difficult for most to do because you will be using your own dime and not seeing any return for over a year. Plus, you will have to do your research on the best feedlots that you want to use that won't break the bank in shipping them there. This is the only true way that I know of to be rewarded financially for exactly what you are producing (unless you are selling your own finished beef directly to the consumer). It will make you study EPD's and everything else when it comes to making decisions in the business... traits like Ribeye and Marbling will make a greater impact on your bottom line then Calving Ease. Once you have established yourself as a producer of good quality cattle, you will have no problem selling private treaty to those individuals who know how your cattle will perform.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TN Cattle Man, post: 1554143, member: 19746"] Well, these are my thoughts... If you are selling your calves at an auction, you have to remember that the buyers are trying to buy at the lowest possible price, and you are basically giving away around $20.00/hd just to sell them (fees and such). You may be doing everything right (weaned 45, 2 rounds of shots, etc.) and you are lucky if you get any more than the guy who weaned his calves on the way to the sale. Remember, these auctions are just selling pounds... sure they get "graded" as a 1,2, or 3 in most cases, but you are still just selling pounds. When the cattle market was at its peak, one could do no wrong by taking them to the sale because everyone was making money! Now that the markets have gotten a lot tighter, one must look at all their options if trying to make a living in the cattle business. If you are confident in the quality of beef that you are producing, I would suggest retaining ownership and taking them all the way through the feedlot and getting paid on Grade directly from the packer. This is difficult for most to do because you will be using your own dime and not seeing any return for over a year. Plus, you will have to do your research on the best feedlots that you want to use that won't break the bank in shipping them there. This is the only true way that I know of to be rewarded financially for exactly what you are producing (unless you are selling your own finished beef directly to the consumer). It will make you study EPD's and everything else when it comes to making decisions in the business... traits like Ribeye and Marbling will make a greater impact on your bottom line then Calving Ease. Once you have established yourself as a producer of good quality cattle, you will have no problem selling private treaty to those individuals who know how your cattle will perform. [/QUOTE]
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