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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1407860" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>Do you know any of the guys who sell at the auction? Or ask the owner of the sale barn. Most of them buy on orders, charge a fee but if you deal with them a few times a year, they know who you are and tell them EXACTLY what you are looking for. Might take them a month to find a decent one. We see a few go through here a couple of times a month. 300-600 lbs mostly. Right now they are running in the $.40 - $.60 lb range. About 1/3 to 1/2 of what a feeder angus will bring. Also, if you have some cattle at home like weaned heifers that it can go with, would be good. They don't like to be alone either.</p><p> </p><p>I have kept 2 jersey bulls, one at a time, for a dairy farmer and got to use them in the bargain. Both were very well behaved, were dehorned, and when he needed them back to use as cleanup on some holstein heifers, I called them in the pen with some grain and then just loaded them. I know all the stories, and never trust an animal that outweighs me 5-10 times, but honestly they were better behaved than I ever thought they would be. All the steers I have are pretty friendly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1407860, member: 25884"] Do you know any of the guys who sell at the auction? Or ask the owner of the sale barn. Most of them buy on orders, charge a fee but if you deal with them a few times a year, they know who you are and tell them EXACTLY what you are looking for. Might take them a month to find a decent one. We see a few go through here a couple of times a month. 300-600 lbs mostly. Right now they are running in the $.40 - $.60 lb range. About 1/3 to 1/2 of what a feeder angus will bring. Also, if you have some cattle at home like weaned heifers that it can go with, would be good. They don't like to be alone either. I have kept 2 jersey bulls, one at a time, for a dairy farmer and got to use them in the bargain. Both were very well behaved, were dehorned, and when he needed them back to use as cleanup on some holstein heifers, I called them in the pen with some grain and then just loaded them. I know all the stories, and never trust an animal that outweighs me 5-10 times, but honestly they were better behaved than I ever thought they would be. All the steers I have are pretty friendly. [/QUOTE]
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