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<blockquote data-quote="TLCfromARK" data-source="post: 98367" data-attributes="member: 198"><p>When I sell a cow or pair at the barn it could be for any reason. A note to meet, pay for hay, or just the normal yearly culling. The only thing I'll make a comment about is how is one to tell every possible buyer about what's wrong with their cattle? Come on, some are good cows but most are being sold for a reason. I've told the people checking the cattle into the pens about certain animals. Wild, mean, etc. but whether or not that gets passed on into the ring, I don't know, I don't stay for the sale very often.</p><p></p><p> Everybody culls for different reasons, age, milking, temperment, late to breed back, lack of grass, etc. But one person's culls might be what someone else is looking for. ( sometimes :?: ) If that person is looking to buy a older cow that has a few more good calves in her, a poor bred cow that they can carry through the summer and then sell a pair in the fall. </p><p></p><p>I'm away from home working quite a bit so I cull really hard ( not quite as hard as Campground :shock: <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> ) on cows having a healthly calf that nurse on their own when they hit the ground. Someone else that's on the farm full time might not mind having to spend a few hours helping a "good" calf nurse the first time. Or a "hobby" farmer that is looking for a certain type of cow, breed, color, polled, horned, size or temperment might be willing to buy a cow that only has a calf every 16 months instead of every 12 just because thats the cow they want. </p><p></p><p> The seller doesn't know why someone is buying their animals, the barn doesn't know why they're buying ( unless it's one of the regular buyers for the stock yards ). You don't get the info at a sale barn you get from a indiviual, you pay your money and you take your chances. Bottom line is buying cows at a sales barn is a learning experence. Sometimes as you're learning you make a few mistakes, it's part of the game. </p><p></p><p>Sorry about the rambling.</p><p> ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TLCfromARK, post: 98367, member: 198"] When I sell a cow or pair at the barn it could be for any reason. A note to meet, pay for hay, or just the normal yearly culling. The only thing I'll make a comment about is how is one to tell every possible buyer about what's wrong with their cattle? Come on, some are good cows but most are being sold for a reason. I've told the people checking the cattle into the pens about certain animals. Wild, mean, etc. but whether or not that gets passed on into the ring, I don't know, I don't stay for the sale very often. Everybody culls for different reasons, age, milking, temperment, late to breed back, lack of grass, etc. But one person's culls might be what someone else is looking for. ( sometimes :?: ) If that person is looking to buy a older cow that has a few more good calves in her, a poor bred cow that they can carry through the summer and then sell a pair in the fall. I'm away from home working quite a bit so I cull really hard ( not quite as hard as Campground :shock: :D ) on cows having a healthly calf that nurse on their own when they hit the ground. Someone else that's on the farm full time might not mind having to spend a few hours helping a "good" calf nurse the first time. Or a "hobby" farmer that is looking for a certain type of cow, breed, color, polled, horned, size or temperment might be willing to buy a cow that only has a calf every 16 months instead of every 12 just because thats the cow they want. The seller doesn't know why someone is buying their animals, the barn doesn't know why they're buying ( unless it's one of the regular buyers for the stock yards ). You don't get the info at a sale barn you get from a indiviual, you pay your money and you take your chances. Bottom line is buying cows at a sales barn is a learning experence. Sometimes as you're learning you make a few mistakes, it's part of the game. Sorry about the rambling. ;-) [/QUOTE]
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