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Anonymous
Rarely a week that goes by on the messageboards that someone hasn't had a bad experience with buying sale barn cattle. It is painful to hear about these things.
Question is: "Why do people keep buying foundation, starter, new herd, and related cattle at the sale barn?" There are always reasons why people take their cattle to sale barns--and, they are not always good reasons. For often not much more $$ one can purchase a quality, sound, problem-free cow, heifer, bull from a reputable private farm/ranch for these cattle. The exception to "sale barn problems" is perhaps the quality breeder who is reducing his/her herd of good cattle at a large auction. A new or novice cattle person (or) one who wants one or a few for "lawnmowers" or other uses would well advised to purchase from quality producers who take pride in and guarantee their stock. With the very short time one is able to inspect and "judge" the quality of a sale barn animal, even knowledgable cattle people can get stung with bad genetics or a latent problem or disease or illness on occasion.
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Question is: "Why do people keep buying foundation, starter, new herd, and related cattle at the sale barn?" There are always reasons why people take their cattle to sale barns--and, they are not always good reasons. For often not much more $$ one can purchase a quality, sound, problem-free cow, heifer, bull from a reputable private farm/ranch for these cattle. The exception to "sale barn problems" is perhaps the quality breeder who is reducing his/her herd of good cattle at a large auction. A new or novice cattle person (or) one who wants one or a few for "lawnmowers" or other uses would well advised to purchase from quality producers who take pride in and guarantee their stock. With the very short time one is able to inspect and "judge" the quality of a sale barn animal, even knowledgable cattle people can get stung with bad genetics or a latent problem or disease or illness on occasion.
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