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<blockquote data-quote="bball" data-source="post: 1247116" data-attributes="member: 23752"><p>I will speak only to the last part of your questioning. We sell ALL of our calfs to private individuals. Only thing that goes to sale barn is culls. Having said that, it has taken several years to develop a group of reliable buyers that consistently want 6-10 weaned calfs, year in and year out. Once you start doing it though, word travels fast, and guys line up if you have a decent product to sell. Last year, we filled orders for our top 5 buyers. Ran out of calfs and still had a few fellas wanting calfs, but, the older buyers have been with us while building this, so they are priority. It took years to get to this point, and during those years, we definitely hauled weaned calfs to sale barn. </p><p>Once you develop a reliable group of buyers, its very comforting to know they are going to pay premium without haggling or arguing because you are providing a quality product ( weaned, wormed, nutted, vaccinated, etc) thats going to grow for them. I also finished beef for several years and sold it that way too. It can be profitable too, i just got tired of hustling beef at the last minute because someone backs out at the last minute. Theres ways to avoid it, i know, but it just wasnt worth the aggravation for me. I finish 2 every year, one in my freezer and one in my father-in-laws. I much prefer working them, weaning them, delivering them and collecting the money at 6-7 months. :2cents:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bball, post: 1247116, member: 23752"] I will speak only to the last part of your questioning. We sell ALL of our calfs to private individuals. Only thing that goes to sale barn is culls. Having said that, it has taken several years to develop a group of reliable buyers that consistently want 6-10 weaned calfs, year in and year out. Once you start doing it though, word travels fast, and guys line up if you have a decent product to sell. Last year, we filled orders for our top 5 buyers. Ran out of calfs and still had a few fellas wanting calfs, but, the older buyers have been with us while building this, so they are priority. It took years to get to this point, and during those years, we definitely hauled weaned calfs to sale barn. Once you develop a reliable group of buyers, its very comforting to know they are going to pay premium without haggling or arguing because you are providing a quality product ( weaned, wormed, nutted, vaccinated, etc) thats going to grow for them. I also finished beef for several years and sold it that way too. It can be profitable too, i just got tired of hustling beef at the last minute because someone backs out at the last minute. Theres ways to avoid it, i know, but it just wasnt worth the aggravation for me. I finish 2 every year, one in my freezer and one in my father-in-laws. I much prefer working them, weaning them, delivering them and collecting the money at 6-7 months. :2cents: [/QUOTE]
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