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<blockquote data-quote="Dave" data-source="post: 209556" data-attributes="member: 498"><p>Watch for a buyer or two who buy lots of good cattle. Only bid on cattle they are bidding on. Never be the first one to bid. Only bid one bid more than the big buyers do. Look for cattle that are bright eyed. Don't bid on cattle that are dull eyed or seem cheap. Watch how they are breathing. Bad lungs are not a good thing in feeder cattle and one of the most common things that will get you in trouble. Watch how the cattle move. Again bad feet and legs are trouble. Pay little attention to the auctioneer, watch the cattle and the other buyers. Set a price limit and stick to it. Don't get caught up in the excitement of an auction. Bid slow, this forces the auctioneer to slow down and allows you to study the cattle more (auctioneers don't like this but it isn't his money you are spending).</p><p>In my area none of the cattle go across the scale before they are sold. They get weighed after they are sold. If this is the case at the sale you go to you better get good at guessing the weights. You can request that they weigh the cattle sometimes they will sometimes they wont. It slows things down so depends how much they want to please you.</p><p>If you can sit right beside one of those big buyers and tell them what you are looking for. They will generally help a person out.</p><p>Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave, post: 209556, member: 498"] Watch for a buyer or two who buy lots of good cattle. Only bid on cattle they are bidding on. Never be the first one to bid. Only bid one bid more than the big buyers do. Look for cattle that are bright eyed. Don't bid on cattle that are dull eyed or seem cheap. Watch how they are breathing. Bad lungs are not a good thing in feeder cattle and one of the most common things that will get you in trouble. Watch how the cattle move. Again bad feet and legs are trouble. Pay little attention to the auctioneer, watch the cattle and the other buyers. Set a price limit and stick to it. Don't get caught up in the excitement of an auction. Bid slow, this forces the auctioneer to slow down and allows you to study the cattle more (auctioneers don't like this but it isn't his money you are spending). In my area none of the cattle go across the scale before they are sold. They get weighed after they are sold. If this is the case at the sale you go to you better get good at guessing the weights. You can request that they weigh the cattle sometimes they will sometimes they wont. It slows things down so depends how much they want to please you. If you can sit right beside one of those big buyers and tell them what you are looking for. They will generally help a person out. Dave [/QUOTE]
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