The article says they're selling them on the beef market for $1100 each and that slaughter of dairy cows in January '09 was up 30% over January '08.c farmer":xfw96zt2 said:Their selling them to other farmers for 1100.00 each.
ga. prime":a96t3jci said:$1100 is a lot for a butcher cow. How much do Holsteins weigh typically?
1982vett":2ywir8i0 said:Folks are hoarding cash. Selling anything to get a $. Bamo signed the "come and get it" giveaway sweepsakes.
Kenny paper in this case is following the cash fats. They traded at 78 or 79 today in Neb. In case no one noticed, the government of the U.S.A is insolvent. Major corporations are going broke. Banks are way under capitalized at this market and we've destroyed somewhere around 60 trillion dollars worth of stock investments and housing value. This isn't a mere case of paper trading. We're in a deflationary spiral.kenny thomas":1gk0l7xt said:Paper trading has ruined both the cattle and oil markets. Cost us as much as the bad economy I think. Feeders down $2.57 earlier.
ollie?":3633klfv said:This isn't a mere case of paper trading. We're in a deflationary spiral.