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<blockquote data-quote="Bigfoot" data-source="post: 1554146" data-attributes="member: 17956"><p>Good thread. </p><p></p><p>1. I'd say a large portion of our discount comes from location. Not much we can do about that. </p><p>2. We have a lot of cattle. You look at our state on a map, and those cattle only come from a few places. A cooperative approach to selling could work. It probably won't, because of the independent nature of farmers, and a lack of any group to seek unity. </p><p>3. Ever add up what you spent in a year at the yard on marketing? It's shocking. Get that $35 back, and add $10 per hundred back, and it would change a lot of things. Your talking about adding almost $100 of value per head. All you really need is a sorting area, scales, and the ability to load a truck. </p><p>4. I have always heard, that our cattle were partially discounted due to health issues. That may be true. If it is, I'd say it's linked more to our weather than any other factor. </p><p>5. Also, when I'm buying something, I look for a discount when I can. Buyers have discounted our cattle for years, simply because they can. </p><p>6. You see these guys, post just like I do. Many areas of this country have a comparative advantage:growing season, some workable byproduct, able to make winter annuals actually work, super productive warm season grasses, the list goes on and on. What advantage do we really have? It's not in our weather, or our forages.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bigfoot, post: 1554146, member: 17956"] Good thread. 1. I’d say a large portion of our discount comes from location. Not much we can do about that. 2. We have a lot of cattle. You look at our state on a map, and those cattle only come from a few places. A cooperative approach to selling could work. It probably won’t, because of the independent nature of farmers, and a lack of any group to seek unity. 3. Ever add up what you spent in a year at the yard on marketing? It’s shocking. Get that $35 back, and add $10 per hundred back, and it would change a lot of things. Your talking about adding almost $100 of value per head. All you really need is a sorting area, scales, and the ability to load a truck. 4. I have always heard, that our cattle were partially discounted due to health issues. That may be true. If it is, I’d say it’s linked more to our weather than any other factor. 5. Also, when I’m buying something, I look for a discount when I can. Buyers have discounted our cattle for years, simply because they can. 6. You see these guys, post just like I do. Many areas of this country have a comparative advantage:growing season, some workable byproduct, able to make winter annuals actually work, super productive warm season grasses, the list goes on and on. What advantage do we really have? It’s not in our weather, or our forages. [/QUOTE]
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