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<blockquote data-quote="mind235" data-source="post: 448442" data-attributes="member: 6754"><p>Going to the sale barn is a pain and makes the livestock lose a lot of weight from the stress of rounding them up. puttig on truck, the truck ride and the time in the pens then of course the ring tome. I had weighed a spring bull since I was trying to decide to keep (he was super just went through fence 7 times a day. He lost about 36 pounds from start to the sale barn scale.That was about a 36 dollar loss. The famer should know he is going to lose mony at the sales by weight drop and the prices this week are terrible here. Never seen so many skinny calves.All the cows went to the kill pens even though we had a couple that were bred back.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Offer him 15% less than sale barn. If he goes to sale he will lose stress pounds, will have to pay for transport,pay barn fees, and don'y want to forget the $1 checkoff expense.</p><p></p><p>I just bought a cow bred and a spring heifer 625 pounds all for 875. They are great animals..</p><p></p><p>Just remember there is a lot of expense to take things to the sales as well as the work and pain in the butt so most reasonable people would rater sell local than sale barn.</p><p></p><p>Good luck no more than 15% below sale barns</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mind235, post: 448442, member: 6754"] Going to the sale barn is a pain and makes the livestock lose a lot of weight from the stress of rounding them up. puttig on truck, the truck ride and the time in the pens then of course the ring tome. I had weighed a spring bull since I was trying to decide to keep (he was super just went through fence 7 times a day. He lost about 36 pounds from start to the sale barn scale.That was about a 36 dollar loss. The famer should know he is going to lose mony at the sales by weight drop and the prices this week are terrible here. Never seen so many skinny calves.All the cows went to the kill pens even though we had a couple that were bred back. Offer him 15% less than sale barn. If he goes to sale he will lose stress pounds, will have to pay for transport,pay barn fees, and don'y want to forget the $1 checkoff expense. I just bought a cow bred and a spring heifer 625 pounds all for 875. They are great animals.. Just remember there is a lot of expense to take things to the sales as well as the work and pain in the butt so most reasonable people would rater sell local than sale barn. Good luck no more than 15% below sale barns [/QUOTE]
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