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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1597538" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>I have been seeing plenty of dispersals lately and there are some really good cows in some of them. These prices are causing a lot of good producers to retire and are simply breaking others. It reminds me of back in the mid 90's. 5 weight calves were bringing about 50 cents a pound and I bought young pairs with big calves for $300 a pair. I expect you could find some good cattle from reputation herds at great prices if you shop around. I would not mess around with the throw away cattle that are the majority of sale barn cows. </p><p></p><p>I have a herd of registered Angus cows that I run as a commercial herd. I personally bring only the problems to the sale barn. Opens, lame, poor producers, poor udders, bad attitudes, carriers of genetic defects and really old cows for example. Some of those problems might be obvious but others you may not see until you get them home. If I need to cut back on numbers, I sell the good cows private treaty and you won't pay much more than you would for that unknown pedigree cow you gamble on at the sale barn. I save commissions and transport costs, so I don't ask much more. I only keep about 1/4 of my heifers, so there are some really good heifers that get sold by the pound as calves too. That could be another way to go, but you will have more risk and time and money in them before you can sell a calf off them.</p><p></p><p>I am hoping this lawsuit R-calf and others have against the Packers for collusion might force them to share some of the wealth. If that happens, it could really turn this cattle market around. I want to believe that profitable prices for cattle are just around the corner, but nobody can say for sure. It could be a great time to buy cows, or maybe not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1597538, member: 9933"] I have been seeing plenty of dispersals lately and there are some really good cows in some of them. These prices are causing a lot of good producers to retire and are simply breaking others. It reminds me of back in the mid 90's. 5 weight calves were bringing about 50 cents a pound and I bought young pairs with big calves for $300 a pair. I expect you could find some good cattle from reputation herds at great prices if you shop around. I would not mess around with the throw away cattle that are the majority of sale barn cows. I have a herd of registered Angus cows that I run as a commercial herd. I personally bring only the problems to the sale barn. Opens, lame, poor producers, poor udders, bad attitudes, carriers of genetic defects and really old cows for example. Some of those problems might be obvious but others you may not see until you get them home. If I need to cut back on numbers, I sell the good cows private treaty and you won't pay much more than you would for that unknown pedigree cow you gamble on at the sale barn. I save commissions and transport costs, so I don't ask much more. I only keep about 1/4 of my heifers, so there are some really good heifers that get sold by the pound as calves too. That could be another way to go, but you will have more risk and time and money in them before you can sell a calf off them. I am hoping this lawsuit R-calf and others have against the Packers for collusion might force them to share some of the wealth. If that happens, it could really turn this cattle market around. I want to believe that profitable prices for cattle are just around the corner, but nobody can say for sure. It could be a great time to buy cows, or maybe not. [/QUOTE]
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