I wonder what the New Year will bring

[gcreekrch]

These second rate northern cattle are still going up.
https://www.teamauctionsales.com/TEAM-Feeder-Cattle-Bred-Female-Sale_as101880

 

[Heronfish]

There seems to be no cause for concern yet.
A 25 per cent tariff will send the market for a tremendous loop though

 

[MurraysMutts]

I'm hoping prices hold into January. Thinking about pulling a group of calves to sell.

 

[CowboyRam]

I'm hoping prices hold into January. Thinking about pulling a group of calves to sell.

Me too. I'm taking my calves to the sale barn on January 7th. By that time they will be 70 days weened.

 

[farmerjan]

Auctioneer friend here says he does not see any price drop anytime soon... even with all the uncertainties.... there are just not enough cows around...
Breds brought in the mid and upper 3,000's last Tuesday night...
A group of 380 steers brought $4 yesterday... Heifers were in the upper $2's to mid $3's ..... nearly what we got for steers last spring...

 

[4hfarms]

The future may even give a know nothing, hobbling fool a chance at being paid for all his painful efforts (learning moments) toward being an owner of some very large animals and build the place that we want to be.
What a ride it's been so far. Like stated somewhere else on the forum,
"Everyone is jealous of what you have, but not how you did it"

 

[Dave]

I know that on the results from the Wednesday sale they said they have 400 bred cows from one owner coming in on the 8th.

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

I'd be more excited about the selling price if the buying price of inputs would tickle downward a touch.

But at least selling prices are sorta keeping pace with the inflation on everything else.

 

[farmerjan]

Son and I were discussing the same thing @chevytaHOE5674 .... the prices we are getting are good... but we have been making do and getting by for so long with "substandard" prices, that now what we are getting seems like a lot.... but they really are basically getting caught up to what the inflation and constant increases of prices, have been for so long.

 

[cowman82]

I just took in 46 unweaned, no shots. 70k check.

 

[farmerjan]

@cowman82 ... congrats.... beyond expectations I am sure and unweaned no less... That is wonderful for you. Steers and heifers? We got 1470 for 12 heifers, , @620 lbs, weaned, just a couple weeks ago...not junk but not the better ones... have about 40+ to pull on cows to be preg checked coming off pasture, weigh in the 4-6 range I guess... Prices here were up again on Friday... some steers hit $4 here ... many in the $3's.....

 

[Brute 23]

Had a steer in my little group we are holding that jumped a fence twice on me. Loaded him up and hauled him 2 weeks ago. The sale was already going but it was the only one I could catch that week so I dumped him off and kept going He was 620 and brought $15xx.xx.

 

[cowman82]

@cowman82 ... congrats.... beyond expectations I am sure and unweaned no less... That is wonderful for you. Steers and heifers? We got 1470 for 12 heifers, , @620 lbs, weaned, just a couple weeks ago...not junk but not the better ones... have about 40+ to pull on cows to be preg checked coming off pasture, weigh in the 4-6 range I guess... Prices here were up again on Friday... some steers hit $4 here ... many in the $3's.....

thank you. bull calves and heifers, probably a good 50/50 mix of both. was so busy here recently I didn't even get any work done on this group.

 

[cowman82]

Had a steer in my little group we are holding that jumped a fence twice on me. Loaded him up and hauled him 2 weeks ago. The sale was already going but it was the only one I could catch that week so I dumped him off and kept going He was 620 and brought $15xx.xx.

this group I sent in was so calm and good. but had 1 bull calf in there that was a nut. of course he had to keep turning them out of the semi over and over. trying to jump and ramming into everything. came at me a few times. i just built a new corral and he tested every inch of it.