Would this week be a bad time to sell a slaughter bull? The closest sale to me is Tuesday and was wondering how the holiday might affect price. Would it be better to wait until the first sale of December?
Wait till after the holidays are over if you are wanting to sell. If buying, buy before holidays.dj":x9inazep said:what about cow/calf sales on Dec 20? wait till holidays are over? like say around apr/may?
Aero":2n03xa5j said:was that the bull in the avatar?
Texan":1pzfbrv5 said:Tom, with all the access we have to market news these days, there's never a reason to be surprised at what something brings. I would encourage you to do enough research to know in advance what your cattle will bring. You never have to go to a sale. You can do it all from the comfort of home or office.
Here is a link to the Kentucky Weekly Livestock Summary:
http://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SV_LS145.txt
This link will carry you to the Market News Livestock Report index. Just scroll down to Kentucky, and find a market near you:
http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubs/Live.htm
Many times, when slaughter bulls don't bring what the market quotes stated, you can trace it back to excess fill. Not always, but in many cases. If you want a packer bull to bring top dollar, hold him off hay and water beginning the night before sale. That's what I do with mine.tom4018":qnhn7vpg said:Been there done that. Bulls did not bring what was reported at our local sales. Maybe 2 or 3 brought the reported price but the others went lower.
How do they do that?tom4018":2clcg18b said:I look at the reports all the time, feel that our tax money is not used properly because market owners influence them.
Texan, I would like to know that too.Texan":3r56l317 said:How do they do that?tom4018":3r56l317 said:I look at the reports all the time, feel that our tax money is not used properly because market owners influence them.
Or..... more commonly at my barn, lack of muscle. Thin necked bulls with no masculinity won't touch the top of the market.Texan":3nfppndl said:Many times, when slaughter bulls don't bring what the market quotes stated, you can trace it back to excess fill. Not always, but in many cases. If you want a packer bull to bring top dollar, hold him off hay and water beginning the night before sale. That's what I do with mine.tom4018":3nfppndl said:Been there done that. Bulls did not bring what was reported at our local sales. Maybe 2 or 3 brought the reported price but the others went lower.
Right, ollie. Either way, it comes down to the simple fact that poor yield will never top a market.ollie'":1u6e792p said:Or..... more commonly at my barn, lack of muscle. Thin necked bulls with no masculinity won't touch the top of the market.