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<blockquote data-quote="options" data-source="post: 706631" data-attributes="member: 12793"><p>They sell singles there as well. Pull offs, low quality calves, sick calves, injured calves, junk like that and sometimes just 1 or 2 head from the occassional hobby boy. Good calves are sorted for color and size but 99.9% of the time that sorting is done on the ranch thru genetics and proper herd management.</p><p></p><p>I have seen alot of posters say the salebarns around them run all calves thru as a singles, why? Are the calves so far from uniform size and color they can't be sold the way they were raised? Are buyers there buying one or two head then leaving the sale? This method of selling cattle doesn't add up. Here a single will sell for $10 cwt less than identical quality grouped calves. It seems that sellers leave alot of money on the table. It is almost as if nobody cares about the product being sold. Drop them off get what you get and move on. </p><p></p><p>Why doesn't the auctioneer announce the owners name if they are green tagged, gold tagged, pre conditioned, vaccinated and any other info. Why are these calves not being sold as a group?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="options, post: 706631, member: 12793"] They sell singles there as well. Pull offs, low quality calves, sick calves, injured calves, junk like that and sometimes just 1 or 2 head from the occassional hobby boy. Good calves are sorted for color and size but 99.9% of the time that sorting is done on the ranch thru genetics and proper herd management. I have seen alot of posters say the salebarns around them run all calves thru as a singles, why? Are the calves so far from uniform size and color they can't be sold the way they were raised? Are buyers there buying one or two head then leaving the sale? This method of selling cattle doesn't add up. Here a single will sell for $10 cwt less than identical quality grouped calves. It seems that sellers leave alot of money on the table. It is almost as if nobody cares about the product being sold. Drop them off get what you get and move on. Why doesn't the auctioneer announce the owners name if they are green tagged, gold tagged, pre conditioned, vaccinated and any other info. Why are these calves not being sold as a group? [/QUOTE]
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