Towards the end of last year I was really needing to buy some cows and wanted some sure enough Brangus cattle. The kind I was looking for that would calve when we needed them to were few and far between. I found a set of heifer pairs in Louisiana that were priced right but didn't have time to drive 7 hrs to look at them. Tried getting them hauled to me with no luck. We ended up buying a set of bred heifers out of Waco off of a few pics and a video. We agreed to buy the heaviest bred out of the group of about 100. When we got there he had them trapped and we took them. The last set of bred heifers I bought came from a group of 100 at the local salebarn. I spent about 15 minutes looking the set over and had a buyer get us 15 of them. I think it depends on what you are doing with the cattle on how you buy them. People buy cattle by the truck loads everyday without seeing them. Most sellers around here might let you gate cut 15 but don't want to be there all day while you sort through them trying to find 10 of the best.
Come to think of it, several years ago we bought 32 heifers out of a group of 350. The man told me I could pic them however I wanted and not to hurry. After looking for a little bit I ask if he could do pairs for the same money. I took the 28 pairs out of the group then picked out 4 more.
Come to think of it, several years ago we bought 32 heifers out of a group of 350. The man told me I could pic them however I wanted and not to hurry. After looking for a little bit I ask if he could do pairs for the same money. I took the 28 pairs out of the group then picked out 4 more.