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<blockquote data-quote="bball" data-source="post: 1543188" data-attributes="member: 23752"><p>This is precisely how we market our calves. We have 3 or 4 'backyard buyers' who want anywhere from 4 to 14 head each. We also have a buyer who has a constant flow of feeders (feeding anywhere from 500 up to 1500 head at any given time). I hauled our last loads of calves to him a few weeks ago. I have scales here for the backyard guys and the larger buyer has scales at his facility; so no pencil shrink. All calves weaned, vaccinated, luted if appropriate, wormed and bunk broke. The tool I use for price setting is the daily beef index on the CME. Whatever it is for the day the calves are sold is the selling price. No haggling, no fuss. I do not discount heifers either- heck, they have added cost on my end, so why would I discount them if my hand isn't being forced?</p><p>I come out better with this arrangement over the 'local' salebarns; which equates to farther trucking, commissions, yardage, etc, etc. And almost ALWAYS lower selling prices than the CME for some odd reason(s). Hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bball, post: 1543188, member: 23752"] This is precisely how we market our calves. We have 3 or 4 'backyard buyers' who want anywhere from 4 to 14 head each. We also have a buyer who has a constant flow of feeders (feeding anywhere from 500 up to 1500 head at any given time). I hauled our last loads of calves to him a few weeks ago. I have scales here for the backyard guys and the larger buyer has scales at his facility; so no pencil shrink. All calves weaned, vaccinated, luted if appropriate, wormed and bunk broke. The tool I use for price setting is the daily beef index on the CME. Whatever it is for the day the calves are sold is the selling price. No haggling, no fuss. I do not discount heifers either- heck, they have added cost on my end, so why would I discount them if my hand isn't being forced? I come out better with this arrangement over the 'local' salebarns; which equates to farther trucking, commissions, yardage, etc, etc. And almost ALWAYS lower selling prices than the CME for some odd reason(s). Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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