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<blockquote data-quote="stocky" data-source="post: 885553" data-attributes="member: 1150"><p>I am with Dave and Txbrangus. I would not pay a penny more for a cow at private sale then sale barn. A cow is worth what she is worth. Private owners over value their cattle and the cattle are older than they remember them to be. Also, they think everything is bred, when some are not. It costs money to get them up and have them preg checked at the farm, so I would rather just buy at the barn. Yes, on the quarantine. I do not put my sale barn cows into the pasture with my other cows for about a month, usually longer, if I can wait. Bigbull has a good point in that most cattle at private sale went through a sale barn at some point in time. There is always a chance of an exception where other things are considered. I do alot of research on the cows in the salesbarn before I bid on them, so I know who brought them in and if it was a jockey or an honest person. Many times, I have even called the person to ask about the cattle, or sometimes they are in the barn and I ask them there. Not everyone is honest, but by looking at the cattle and hearing their response, it can be figured out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stocky, post: 885553, member: 1150"] I am with Dave and Txbrangus. I would not pay a penny more for a cow at private sale then sale barn. A cow is worth what she is worth. Private owners over value their cattle and the cattle are older than they remember them to be. Also, they think everything is bred, when some are not. It costs money to get them up and have them preg checked at the farm, so I would rather just buy at the barn. Yes, on the quarantine. I do not put my sale barn cows into the pasture with my other cows for about a month, usually longer, if I can wait. Bigbull has a good point in that most cattle at private sale went through a sale barn at some point in time. There is always a chance of an exception where other things are considered. I do alot of research on the cows in the salesbarn before I bid on them, so I know who brought them in and if it was a jockey or an honest person. Many times, I have even called the person to ask about the cattle, or sometimes they are in the barn and I ask them there. Not everyone is honest, but by looking at the cattle and hearing their response, it can be figured out. [/QUOTE]
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