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<blockquote data-quote="stocky" data-source="post: 1062623" data-attributes="member: 1150"><p>I would be very hesitant to believe sales charts. You can go to the sale and then look at the market report and you will swear you were not at the sale that is being reported. I go to several sales per week, but none of the ones reported USDA reports have any accuracy as to the prices. They do give you a fairly good idea as to the trend and they tell you how many were marketed. Very seldom will weaning, castrating, and vaccinating pay. Most years you are better off to sell off the cow and bulls intact. About the only cattlemen around here who wean are just holding until after Jan 1 for tax purposes. Sell your calves by Labor Day, or hold until Jan. 1 and you will usually hit a market with good demand. Mid Sept-Dec can be tough months to sell</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stocky, post: 1062623, member: 1150"] I would be very hesitant to believe sales charts. You can go to the sale and then look at the market report and you will swear you were not at the sale that is being reported. I go to several sales per week, but none of the ones reported USDA reports have any accuracy as to the prices. They do give you a fairly good idea as to the trend and they tell you how many were marketed. Very seldom will weaning, castrating, and vaccinating pay. Most years you are better off to sell off the cow and bulls intact. About the only cattlemen around here who wean are just holding until after Jan 1 for tax purposes. Sell your calves by Labor Day, or hold until Jan. 1 and you will usually hit a market with good demand. Mid Sept-Dec can be tough months to sell [/QUOTE]
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