It's A Long Story...

[greenwillowhereford II]

Nearly 5 years ago, I sold a weaned bull calf to a gentleman around Christmas time. He was sired by a Richard Day bull I used to have. Always got good reports from him. Meantime, this person was a customer at my brother's cabinet shop where I work. A fire etc put the man in financial trouble (underinsured.) He was apparently unable to pay a debt to us. Meantime, he sold a Beefmaster/Limo cross cow to another brother, and agreed to lease him the bull. He never delivered the bull. To cut to the chase, I called him and brokered a deal wherein he traded the bull to the shop owner brother for what he owed. We allowed the other brother to use him over the winter and spring. They took him to the Tulsa Stockyards. The worker who unloaded him said he was the best bull he'd seen all week, and had more of the characteristics of a horned Hereford, although he was polled. My brother informed him that he was sired by a horned bull. The bull weighed 2,000 pounds, and brought 71 cents per pound. Think he went to the farm or to the slaughter?

 

[jgibson]

Around here slaughter bulls were bringing .69 - .75 a pound a week ago.

 

[bigbull338]

right now packer bulls are bringing top dollar.you can sell your old bull.an replace him with very lil money out your pocket.

 

[grannysoo]

Probably slaughter. I like my bulls younger than that.

 

[Brandonm22]

There are too many diseases that an old bull may have been exposed to for me to buy one through the stockyard when I don't know where he may have come from or why he is selling.....no matter how good he looked.

 

[charangusman08]

I would say slaughter, 9 out of 10 times a bull goes to a sale barn for several reasons:

1. No good(can't get cows bred anymore)
2. Too old or big.
3. body or organ damage.

People seeing your bull go through a slaughter sale would not buy him for there herd, but there are people out there like that!

 

[dun]

I would say slaughter, 9 out of 10 times a bull goes to a sale barn for several reasons:

1. No good(can't get cows bred anymore)
2. Too old or big.
3. body or organ damage.

People seeing your bull go through a slaughter sale would not buy him for there herd, but there are people out there like that!

You left out on of the most common, too many closely related cows/heifers in the herd.

 

[EAT BEEF]

I would say slaughter, 9 out of 10 times a bull goes to a sale barn for several reasons:

1. No good(can't get cows bred anymore)
2. Too old or big.
3. body or organ damage.

People seeing your bull go through a slaughter sale would not buy him for there herd, but there are people out there like that!

You left out on of the most common, too many closely related cows/heifers in the herd.

Yes thats odd you forgot that one with your strong dislike of linebreeding

 

[ANAZAZI]

I would say slaughter, 9 out of 10 times a bull goes to a sale barn for several reasons:

1. No good(can't get cows bred anymore)
2. Too old or big.
3. body or organ damage.

People seeing your bull go through a slaughter sale would not buy him for there herd, but there are people out there like that!

You left out on of the most common, too many closely related cows/heifers in the herd.

One more reason; The bull may have proven agressive!

 

[greenwillowhereford II]

In this case, the reason he went to sale is so my brother could finally recoup the money that was owed him.(Read original post) He was 5 years old, and had just been used on commercial herds, so we didn't seriously try to sell him to an individual, knowing he would probably bring as much at the stockyards. He was a very gentle bull, and had been halter broken in his youth (after I sold him.)

There are more people than you think that do buy bulls at the stockyards. I know I wouldn't under most any circumstances I can imagine.

 

[Red Bull Breeder]

You folks should live around here for a while people will buy out of the sale barn to take home at ever sale. Then brag how cheap they bought him. I am glad to see slaughter prices so good.