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I have a small farm&I need some help with the fine details
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<blockquote data-quote="MF135" data-source="post: 747740" data-attributes="member: 14057"><p>The "trucking off" is the process of taking your stock to the local livestock auction. The age and condition of the cattle sold will determine its fate immediately following being purchased by a buyer at the auction. Baby calves will be bought by a buyer who plans on profiting in raising bottle calves to a mkt weight. Upon reaching the owner's subjective ideal weight,these raised bottle calves and calves raised in a traditional cow-calf operation alike, will then be sold at a local auction where they will generally be bought by a feed-lot buyer. This buyer buys ~300 to ~800lb "feeder calves" and then ships them to a feedlot where they will stay until reaching a "finishing weight" (depending on breed ~1000 to 1300lbs). After the feedlot the stock is then sold to the packin house. The packer processes the meat and then sells to grocery stores/restaurants. Some larger grocers/restaurants own their own packing facility, feed lot operations, and potentially even the ranch where the calf was initially reared. This vertical integration creates exceptional economies of scale. Older cows/bulls "cutters" bought at the auction will either be directly taken to a packing house or a dog food manufacturer. </p><p></p><p>Despite some posts I've seen here, there are many exceptional animals being sold at your local livestock auction. Every week I'll see bred cows, pairs, and the occasional young calf(~230lbs) go through the ring and bring far below their market value. Take advantage of these arbitrage opportunities.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MF135, post: 747740, member: 14057"] The "trucking off" is the process of taking your stock to the local livestock auction. The age and condition of the cattle sold will determine its fate immediately following being purchased by a buyer at the auction. Baby calves will be bought by a buyer who plans on profiting in raising bottle calves to a mkt weight. Upon reaching the owner's subjective ideal weight,these raised bottle calves and calves raised in a traditional cow-calf operation alike, will then be sold at a local auction where they will generally be bought by a feed-lot buyer. This buyer buys ~300 to ~800lb "feeder calves" and then ships them to a feedlot where they will stay until reaching a "finishing weight" (depending on breed ~1000 to 1300lbs). After the feedlot the stock is then sold to the packin house. The packer processes the meat and then sells to grocery stores/restaurants. Some larger grocers/restaurants own their own packing facility, feed lot operations, and potentially even the ranch where the calf was initially reared. This vertical integration creates exceptional economies of scale. Older cows/bulls "cutters" bought at the auction will either be directly taken to a packing house or a dog food manufacturer. Despite some posts I've seen here, there are many exceptional animals being sold at your local livestock auction. Every week I'll see bred cows, pairs, and the occasional young calf(~230lbs) go through the ring and bring far below their market value. Take advantage of these arbitrage opportunities. [/QUOTE]
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