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<blockquote data-quote="ChrisB" data-source="post: 718969" data-attributes="member: 122"><p>Off topic on this post but related to the locked one:</p><p></p><p>Options - I base my price on beef the same as you do. I just don't feel right about selling my fats to a packer for $.85 and turn around and sell a pen mate to my family and friends for more than that. For that reason alone I have avoided direct marketing more than a few head a year more as a favor than anything else.</p><p></p><p>I don't have enough cattle to sell a pot load at a time and usually sell in trailer loads of 15 at a time through a sale barn but do have contacts with a buyer that I talk to and he usually buys them. When I do direct market some fats I save on hauling costs, selling fees, and yardage but not enough to make it worth the hassle when it is only 2 or 3 head.</p><p></p><p>I believe you said you direct market around 300 head per year. Why do you do this? Or can you direct market in quantities large enough to make the savings worth your time? Do you advertise and try to sell as many as possible this way? Sorry if you already addressed this in the other post, but I didn't want to wade through it.</p><p></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Chris</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChrisB, post: 718969, member: 122"] Off topic on this post but related to the locked one: Options - I base my price on beef the same as you do. I just don't feel right about selling my fats to a packer for $.85 and turn around and sell a pen mate to my family and friends for more than that. For that reason alone I have avoided direct marketing more than a few head a year more as a favor than anything else. I don't have enough cattle to sell a pot load at a time and usually sell in trailer loads of 15 at a time through a sale barn but do have contacts with a buyer that I talk to and he usually buys them. When I do direct market some fats I save on hauling costs, selling fees, and yardage but not enough to make it worth the hassle when it is only 2 or 3 head. I believe you said you direct market around 300 head per year. Why do you do this? Or can you direct market in quantities large enough to make the savings worth your time? Do you advertise and try to sell as many as possible this way? Sorry if you already addressed this in the other post, but I didn't want to wade through it. Thanks, Chris [/QUOTE]
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