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<blockquote data-quote="BC" data-source="post: 725446" data-attributes="member: 67"><p>I just don't understand this statement. I buy cattle at an auction and have been told by sellers that I didn't give enough for their calves. I was the last bidder with a hand in the air, so I was willing to give more than anyone else on that aniaml that day. Auction markets are not evil places. They provide a place for sellers and buyers to come together and determine value (price) on an animal. </p><p></p><p>Are there ways to get more value for your cattle - YES. One is to be able to sell truckload lots of same sex, weight and quality of calves. That is the reason the video sales tend to bring more than the local auctions. It costs money to put together cattle. Another way to add value is to have weaned cattle that have been taught how to eat and drink from troughs and a known health history. A fat bloomy, bawling calf may look pretty to you the seller, but to a buyer I see a laibility looking for a place to get sick and go backwards before it starts gaining weight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BC, post: 725446, member: 67"] I just don't understand this statement. I buy cattle at an auction and have been told by sellers that I didn't give enough for their calves. I was the last bidder with a hand in the air, so I was willing to give more than anyone else on that aniaml that day. Auction markets are not evil places. They provide a place for sellers and buyers to come together and determine value (price) on an animal. Are there ways to get more value for your cattle - YES. One is to be able to sell truckload lots of same sex, weight and quality of calves. That is the reason the video sales tend to bring more than the local auctions. It costs money to put together cattle. Another way to add value is to have weaned cattle that have been taught how to eat and drink from troughs and a known health history. A fat bloomy, bawling calf may look pretty to you the seller, but to a buyer I see a laibility looking for a place to get sick and go backwards before it starts gaining weight. [/QUOTE]
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