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<blockquote data-quote="Dave" data-source="post: 1026588" data-attributes="member: 498"><p>First I will echo what BC said. It is a lot easier to give advise if we know what part of the world you are located in. </p><p>There aren't a bunch of culls at the sale. It gets that reputation because some people go there looking to buy something cheap. Or one is selling cheap so they buy it. There is generally a reason one is selling cheap. There is a reason that people who buy cattle for a living are passing on a calf. Another reason is in a lot of the country unvaccinated calves get weaned on the way to the auction. They are about to go through the highest stress of their life and at the same time be exposed to a lot of new and strange germs. Those who handle lots of cattle know this and act accordingly (as in vaccinate and treat sick ones in a timely manner). For the new person this can be a crap shot.</p><p>Go to several sales before you actually plan to buy.</p><p>Don't buy cheap cattle if you are new to this.</p><p>Talk to the experienced buyers. Many of those guys will help you out. Especially if you are only buying a few.</p><p>If you can figure out who the big buyers are. If you are bidding against them you will probably only pay a dollar or two above market. If you are bidding against another backyarder you could be paying a lot more than a calf is worth.</p><p>In my area the calves get cheaper as the day goes on. Just because a sale starts at 1:00 doesn't mean that you have to get your calf bought by 1:15. I see a lot of beginners making that mistake.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave, post: 1026588, member: 498"] First I will echo what BC said. It is a lot easier to give advise if we know what part of the world you are located in. There aren't a bunch of culls at the sale. It gets that reputation because some people go there looking to buy something cheap. Or one is selling cheap so they buy it. There is generally a reason one is selling cheap. There is a reason that people who buy cattle for a living are passing on a calf. Another reason is in a lot of the country unvaccinated calves get weaned on the way to the auction. They are about to go through the highest stress of their life and at the same time be exposed to a lot of new and strange germs. Those who handle lots of cattle know this and act accordingly (as in vaccinate and treat sick ones in a timely manner). For the new person this can be a crap shot. Go to several sales before you actually plan to buy. Don't buy cheap cattle if you are new to this. Talk to the experienced buyers. Many of those guys will help you out. Especially if you are only buying a few. If you can figure out who the big buyers are. If you are bidding against them you will probably only pay a dollar or two above market. If you are bidding against another backyarder you could be paying a lot more than a calf is worth. In my area the calves get cheaper as the day goes on. Just because a sale starts at 1:00 doesn't mean that you have to get your calf bought by 1:15. I see a lot of beginners making that mistake. [/QUOTE]
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