order buyers

[csutton]

My question is what exactly is the order buyers role in the cattle chain? I see a lot of em buying stockers at the sale-barns and wondered what they usually do to them. Do they fatten em up more and then ship to feedlots or do they buy for feedlots? Or both? Also, is there a special school to learn the number sign laguage they use? Havent figured out how they get a six out of a thumbs up. Most of the buyers around here buy and put cattle on different "pens" and use all kinda funny hand gestures.


csutton

 

[Aero]

usually order buyers have customers who are looking for certain types of cattle. instead of the person having to actually go out and spend time looking, the order buyer knows what he is looking for and does the shopping and delivery.

the order buyer usually gets paid a certain percentage for his time and effort.