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Sold three head in West, Texas on 7/13/2023 (Results)
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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1812017" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>Here you get hurt on the 6-8 wts... unless you have a truck load and they are advertised... Buyers here do not want over 6 wts... period. 450-575 is the sweet spot... has been for over 30 years. Anything here gets trucked a fair distance to anywhere they are going to be grazed or fed or anything... and yes, they can get more 450 wts on a truck than 6 wts and I have heard buyers talking about numbers of animals, not just weight or the load. </p><p>As Dave said, it depends on where you are and the markets around in general. As well as the feed available. We have penciled it out many times and 9 out of 10 times the lighter weights will bring better dollars with less "in them".... but we also have a place we run steers on and put them out at 5-50 wts and run them to 7-8 wts... and have a couple buyers that will come look at and then normally buy private... and we make money... BUT... it is in the BUYING that we make the profit... get them bought right, and then the weight is a real plus. There are a minimum of 30 in that bunch... have to deal in numbers to get a good price on heavier calves in this area. </p><p></p><p>If you have an abundance of grass or cheap feed, and can run the number needed for a truck load... or are in an area where the heavier weight calves are common and in demand... you can do better on the heavier weights. Often times here, if there are 15 7 wt calves at a sale, that is alot. Except for the ones that sell in bigger groups, those 7 weights do not make any money for the average person with 2-3-10 calves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1812017, member: 25884"] Here you get hurt on the 6-8 wts... unless you have a truck load and they are advertised... Buyers here do not want over 6 wts... period. 450-575 is the sweet spot... has been for over 30 years. Anything here gets trucked a fair distance to anywhere they are going to be grazed or fed or anything... and yes, they can get more 450 wts on a truck than 6 wts and I have heard buyers talking about numbers of animals, not just weight or the load. As Dave said, it depends on where you are and the markets around in general. As well as the feed available. We have penciled it out many times and 9 out of 10 times the lighter weights will bring better dollars with less "in them".... but we also have a place we run steers on and put them out at 5-50 wts and run them to 7-8 wts... and have a couple buyers that will come look at and then normally buy private... and we make money... BUT... it is in the BUYING that we make the profit... get them bought right, and then the weight is a real plus. There are a minimum of 30 in that bunch... have to deal in numbers to get a good price on heavier calves in this area. If you have an abundance of grass or cheap feed, and can run the number needed for a truck load... or are in an area where the heavier weight calves are common and in demand... you can do better on the heavier weights. Often times here, if there are 15 7 wt calves at a sale, that is alot. Except for the ones that sell in bigger groups, those 7 weights do not make any money for the average person with 2-3-10 calves. [/QUOTE]
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