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<blockquote data-quote="Brute 23" data-source="post: 1844566" data-attributes="member: 6291"><p>... and that is why I trust buying cattle from others even less.</p><p></p><p>I have told this story numerous times but I drove to a W4 Hereford sale several years ago. It was several hours away so I go a hotel near the sale the night before. I got there real early because I wanted to see the cattle before they got stirred up. There were only a couple workers there feeding and others started to slowly trickle in. I was bsing with one and saw a group of their guys saddling up. They didn't even have all the bulls caught yet. They were talking about a group that got away and they were going back to rope and tie them. I didn't worry much because I figured I could spit them easy enough as they came through. Then I found out you just sat in a barn and watched pre-recorded videos and a lot of the buyers were online. No dice... I'm not sucker. </p><p></p><p>I did not buy one animal and had intentions of getting some bred heifers and maybe a bull. The manager, asked me if I found any thing I liked and I said naw. Then he asked me if I wanted to haul some bulls back to a buyer that lived in the same town (family with eagle ford money). I asked who was responsible if some thing happened to the bulls and he said that was between me and the buyer. I just laughed and said no thanks. </p><p></p><p>After those two experiences I realized they prefer suckers over cattle people. I haven't been back. </p><p></p><p>When I was younger if you were in a bind and needed a good horse, dogs, cattle, or hard working teenagers you could find them. People were raised all those to work and they would get you out of a bind or at least take the cash. Not any more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brute 23, post: 1844566, member: 6291"] ... and that is why I trust buying cattle from others even less. I have told this story numerous times but I drove to a W4 Hereford sale several years ago. It was several hours away so I go a hotel near the sale the night before. I got there real early because I wanted to see the cattle before they got stirred up. There were only a couple workers there feeding and others started to slowly trickle in. I was bsing with one and saw a group of their guys saddling up. They didn't even have all the bulls caught yet. They were talking about a group that got away and they were going back to rope and tie them. I didn't worry much because I figured I could spit them easy enough as they came through. Then I found out you just sat in a barn and watched pre-recorded videos and a lot of the buyers were online. No dice... I'm not sucker. I did not buy one animal and had intentions of getting some bred heifers and maybe a bull. The manager, asked me if I found any thing I liked and I said naw. Then he asked me if I wanted to haul some bulls back to a buyer that lived in the same town (family with eagle ford money). I asked who was responsible if some thing happened to the bulls and he said that was between me and the buyer. I just laughed and said no thanks. After those two experiences I realized they prefer suckers over cattle people. I haven't been back. When I was younger if you were in a bind and needed a good horse, dogs, cattle, or hard working teenagers you could find them. People were raised all those to work and they would get you out of a bind or at least take the cash. Not any more. [/QUOTE]
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