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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 471565" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>Chad,</p><p></p><p>Everyone I have been to in the last 20 years or so had scales like that. Best to be able to guess weight beforehand. </p><p></p><p>When I bid, I stay with a spotter and not the auctioneer. Anytime someone ups my bid he points at me and I go it until it is beyond what I am willing to pay. If you don't know where you are at in price, just put your hands palms up and he will tell you. If you miss knowing if the calf is a heifer or bull, ask. Two fingers up split usually means "split tail" - a heifer. The auctioneer doesn't have the time for details. The spotter will take the time. Once you know all the signals, it is easier to understand. </p><p></p><p>It does indeed go fast but when the critters come through that you aren't interested in, you wish that it would go much faster. </p><p></p><p>There have been times the Dublin, TX salebarn went on for over 20 hours. Started at noon and ended the next a.m. They would run pens of cattle through and you could bid on the bunch. They'd split some out if you ask but you'd best buy the one that was split :lol: Normally it is only 8 to 10 hours. Watching a sale like that is good for a novice if you have the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 471565, member: 3162"] Chad, Everyone I have been to in the last 20 years or so had scales like that. Best to be able to guess weight beforehand. When I bid, I stay with a spotter and not the auctioneer. Anytime someone ups my bid he points at me and I go it until it is beyond what I am willing to pay. If you don't know where you are at in price, just put your hands palms up and he will tell you. If you miss knowing if the calf is a heifer or bull, ask. Two fingers up split usually means "split tail" - a heifer. The auctioneer doesn't have the time for details. The spotter will take the time. Once you know all the signals, it is easier to understand. It does indeed go fast but when the critters come through that you aren't interested in, you wish that it would go much faster. There have been times the Dublin, TX salebarn went on for over 20 hours. Started at noon and ended the next a.m. They would run pens of cattle through and you could bid on the bunch. They'd split some out if you ask but you'd best buy the one that was split :lol: Normally it is only 8 to 10 hours. Watching a sale like that is good for a novice if you have the time. [/QUOTE]
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