Just got back from the Calhoun sale. It was an unusual day. They had 5 little mini horses, that they ran through like cattle. Never said if thewy were broke or if they even lead. Brought $850 to $1100 each! Standard grey jenny with a spotted filly brought $1100. Pairs were $1200 to $1500, and these were all good cows. The bigger black cows brought in the 1500's. One smoky Charolais, 1700 lbs, had a solid black 200 lb calf on her, and the pair brought $1200. Bred cows were $850 to $1200. A man brought two grey, polled registered Brahmas. They were 7 and 8 mos, AI bred with sexed semen( for heifer calf) for their 2nd calves, to a polled grey Brahma bull. Dude led them in the ring with a hand behind each one's jaw bone. Quietest, calmest cows I have ever seen of any breed. He told me he would register the calves, to call him when they were born. I bought these at $1710 each. Clay came after them and is carrying to my client in Dooly county, that is trying to develop that Chianina/Charolais/Brahma cross. I sold them to him for $2250 each, $250 a cow under his budget. Week after next, the man is bringing his remaining 8 cows and 2 open heifers. They are all raised on fescue pasture, @kenny thomas
Another dude brought in 17 Corrientes, 4 Longhorns, a Fla Scrub, 4 Jersey/Corriente, zand 3 LH/Corrs. They were all bred from 3-6 mos to a NICE Angus bull that he brought to sell as well. Highest LH that was 900 lbs brought $410. Anther two brought $380 and the 4th brought $400. They sent in 2 solid black Corr heifers, 3 mos bred, and they brought $200 each. I got them. Next 2 were the same, but 4 and 5 mos bred. I got them for $230 each. The Fla Scrub weighed 950, was 6 mos bred, and I got her for $280. I did not stay to see what his bull brought, but someone we were talking to offered him $2500 and he didn't take it.
Another dude brought about 20 black and black baldy heifers. 3 of them had little black calves, about 200 lbs. Those pairs brought $1k. The rest were 7 and 8 mos bred, and brought $850 to $1050 each. The deal of the day was these 2 red angus/charolais cows..1600 lbs and 1700 lbs. 7 mos bred to a bwf Simm bull. One was 5 yr old and one was 6 yr old. They brought $1050 each! Auctioneer said " No, I am not going to do that." He asked the owner " What's it gonna take, $1500?" No one offered that, so he told the owner. " If I were you, I'd take them home and bring them back in 2 months with those claves on them, and we will get double what they just brought." When they were about to let them out, the owner said '' Tell the bidder I will let him have them for $1250." Bidder said. " I will give $1200 each for them, and take both". He sold them. The buyer will get his money back on just those calves in about 7-8 mos. I almost bought them for my buddy I am buying red angus cows for him to breed to his Black Hereford bull, but couldn't get him on the phone. I been kicking myself all day for not buying them.
I didn't watch any of the weigh cattle sell. I had been to the doctor before the sale, and didn't have my trailer, so had to go back and get it to haul my 5 home. I will carry them with me tomorrow night when I had down for opening day.
They sold about 50 hogs today. Barrows and gilts. Smallest were 150 lbs, had 3 at 400, all the rest were in the 200's to 300's. They were all fat and finished too.. ready to butcher. They brought 79 cents to 85 cents a pound. Man said the last few years, all his neighbors have sold out, and he has subdivisions on 3 sides of him now. Siad he was tired of the complaints and protests, and petitions. Nothing legally anyone could do about it..it is zoned for that. He is just tired of the city-transplants bitching and griping.
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Another dude brought in 17 Corrientes, 4 Longhorns, a Fla Scrub, 4 Jersey/Corriente, zand 3 LH/Corrs. They were all bred from 3-6 mos to a NICE Angus bull that he brought to sell as well. Highest LH that was 900 lbs brought $410. Anther two brought $380 and the 4th brought $400. They sent in 2 solid black Corr heifers, 3 mos bred, and they brought $200 each. I got them. Next 2 were the same, but 4 and 5 mos bred. I got them for $230 each. The Fla Scrub weighed 950, was 6 mos bred, and I got her for $280. I did not stay to see what his bull brought, but someone we were talking to offered him $2500 and he didn't take it.
Another dude brought about 20 black and black baldy heifers. 3 of them had little black calves, about 200 lbs. Those pairs brought $1k. The rest were 7 and 8 mos bred, and brought $850 to $1050 each. The deal of the day was these 2 red angus/charolais cows..1600 lbs and 1700 lbs. 7 mos bred to a bwf Simm bull. One was 5 yr old and one was 6 yr old. They brought $1050 each! Auctioneer said " No, I am not going to do that." He asked the owner " What's it gonna take, $1500?" No one offered that, so he told the owner. " If I were you, I'd take them home and bring them back in 2 months with those claves on them, and we will get double what they just brought." When they were about to let them out, the owner said '' Tell the bidder I will let him have them for $1250." Bidder said. " I will give $1200 each for them, and take both". He sold them. The buyer will get his money back on just those calves in about 7-8 mos. I almost bought them for my buddy I am buying red angus cows for him to breed to his Black Hereford bull, but couldn't get him on the phone. I been kicking myself all day for not buying them.
I didn't watch any of the weigh cattle sell. I had been to the doctor before the sale, and didn't have my trailer, so had to go back and get it to haul my 5 home. I will carry them with me tomorrow night when I had down for opening day.
They sold about 50 hogs today. Barrows and gilts. Smallest were 150 lbs, had 3 at 400, all the rest were in the 200's to 300's. They were all fat and finished too.. ready to butcher. They brought 79 cents to 85 cents a pound. Man said the last few years, all his neighbors have sold out, and he has subdivisions on 3 sides of him now. Siad he was tired of the complaints and protests, and petitions. Nothing legally anyone could do about it..it is zoned for that. He is just tired of the city-transplants bitching and griping.
r old.
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