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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 961127" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>The sale barn is a way of life for me. Sometimes I get way more than expected and some times a bit less. I have picked up good buys there and have made a couple of mistakes too. You simply take the mistakes back. But when you buy you buy with caution. </p><p></p><p>I sold in 11 of the 12 months of 2011. One week was a bad experience. </p><p></p><p>There is one barn I will not sell at. </p><p></p><p>Anyone getting in the cattle business should sit through a dozen sale barns just for the feel of things and the experience. For prices to go up, two people have to be interested and bidding. </p><p></p><p>Many times I have gone with the intention of buying and drug home an empty trailer. When I have to put calves on the nurse cow, there is not a lot of choice at times. You have to pick up calves or else milk the cow. I want beef calves and sometimes there are people there buying them for bottle pets and they buy a lot. It runs the price up. Other times they quit splitting because there are not enough bidders.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 961127, member: 3162"] The sale barn is a way of life for me. Sometimes I get way more than expected and some times a bit less. I have picked up good buys there and have made a couple of mistakes too. You simply take the mistakes back. But when you buy you buy with caution. I sold in 11 of the 12 months of 2011. One week was a bad experience. There is one barn I will not sell at. Anyone getting in the cattle business should sit through a dozen sale barns just for the feel of things and the experience. For prices to go up, two people have to be interested and bidding. Many times I have gone with the intention of buying and drug home an empty trailer. When I have to put calves on the nurse cow, there is not a lot of choice at times. You have to pick up calves or else milk the cow. I want beef calves and sometimes there are people there buying them for bottle pets and they buy a lot. It runs the price up. Other times they quit splitting because there are not enough bidders. [/QUOTE]
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