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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 16630"><p>"Why do people keep buying foundation, starter, new herd, and related cattle at the sale barn?"</p><p></p><p>I don't know of anyone buying foundation or registered cattle at the sale barn. The exception to that, of course, is if someone is dispersing and has a special sale at the local sale facility or some purebred operators use sale barns for their production sales.</p><p></p><p>The reason most people buy commercial cattle at the sale barn is because that's where most commercial cattle are sold. A cow that works under my managemnt system might not work under yours. I might sell every heifer born on my place, but you might want to start a herd with heifers. All that takes place at the sale barn. Some people make a living buying old, skinny,mismanaged, etc., cows. They take them home, calve them out, fatten them up, cure pinkeye, whatever, then sell them back through the sale barn at a profit. Do I want to buy tose cows? No. But lots of people are willing to. And it's not easy to find a group of "good" cattle from a "reputable" breeder to start your own operation. The best place, in my estimation, is to buy from some sort of consignment sale. Here in Oklahoma the state cattlemens association sponsors a "Fall Cattle Drive" in November. There will be several hundred bred and open heifers with info on them available. Most people know what they're doing when they buy at the sale barn. But it's the easiest, most convenient, cheapest, method for most people.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 16630"] "Why do people keep buying foundation, starter, new herd, and related cattle at the sale barn?" I don't know of anyone buying foundation or registered cattle at the sale barn. The exception to that, of course, is if someone is dispersing and has a special sale at the local sale facility or some purebred operators use sale barns for their production sales. The reason most people buy commercial cattle at the sale barn is because that's where most commercial cattle are sold. A cow that works under my managemnt system might not work under yours. I might sell every heifer born on my place, but you might want to start a herd with heifers. All that takes place at the sale barn. Some people make a living buying old, skinny,mismanaged, etc., cows. They take them home, calve them out, fatten them up, cure pinkeye, whatever, then sell them back through the sale barn at a profit. Do I want to buy tose cows? No. But lots of people are willing to. And it's not easy to find a group of "good" cattle from a "reputable" breeder to start your own operation. The best place, in my estimation, is to buy from some sort of consignment sale. Here in Oklahoma the state cattlemens association sponsors a "Fall Cattle Drive" in November. There will be several hundred bred and open heifers with info on them available. Most people know what they're doing when they buy at the sale barn. But it's the easiest, most convenient, cheapest, method for most people. [/QUOTE]
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