Been a interesting thread here. dispersals are tricky, if its a true dispersal and they are to never have cattle again, they may not be as inclined to "help you out" verses if they want repeat business.
A couple years ago, we bought a good bull from a reputable breeder for one of our cow groups, he was guaranteed to breed cows. We watched the first cows he bred, 21 days later they were in heat again. Called the seller, he came out and helped us get the bull in the corral and in the chute when the vet arrived. Long story short, for some reason the bull was now shooting blanks.? No sooner then the vet announced this, the seller was on his phone and searching for a new bull for us. He didn't have any left himself, but that afternoon one of his workers pulled in with their trailer with a new bull for us. The new bull was worth at least double what we paid for the first one. We called the seller to see what the "terms" were. He replied with this, if you are ok with the new bull, he's yours, then he asked where we wanted to take the old bull- his worker would take him to the auction market of our choice, and whatever he sold for was ours to keep for our trouble. WOW, we couldn't believe it, we loved the new bull by the way. I know this doesn't help out the original poster, but there are still some good cattle sellers out there. We've worked with this individual many times since, and are 100% satisfied. Just thought I'd share
Jenna