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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1521056" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>We are in extreme drought where I live also and can't really expect rain until late September or maybe October so there is not much of a market here for breds or pairs here either, but those 4 would have been sold as slaughter cows I assume. The local auction this week sold beef type cows from $.32 to $.74. All but a couple of the cows that sold at less than $.50 were old dairy cows. I got these numbers from an Auction yard North of me that gives individual prices that include cow weight and breed. They sold approximately 200 slaughter cows this week. Blacks may have sold slightly better than the Red/Whites, but there did not appear to be much difference in prices on cull cows. Looking at your photos, I would say the cows are very thin, but still healthy. I can't see their frame score (height), but I am assuming they are average size cows and even in poor condition might still weigh 950 to 1000 or more. If I assume the cows only weighed about 950 each, you paid less than $.30 per pound and got $262 per ton for your hay. I am sure glad I don't need to buy alfalfa in your part of New Mexico. I thought it was expensive here.</p><p></p><p>The photos made me think that some of those cows weren't cycling because of lack of feed. If you can get them on good feed and improve their condition scores they may settle fine. I would be somewhat concerned there is more than lack of food going on. I would keep them separate from both my cows and my bull until I am sure there is not another reason for their condition. I would also do a fertility test on the bull before I put him with any other cows to make sure he did not get anything from them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1521056, member: 9933"] We are in extreme drought where I live also and can't really expect rain until late September or maybe October so there is not much of a market here for breds or pairs here either, but those 4 would have been sold as slaughter cows I assume. The local auction this week sold beef type cows from $.32 to $.74. All but a couple of the cows that sold at less than $.50 were old dairy cows. I got these numbers from an Auction yard North of me that gives individual prices that include cow weight and breed. They sold approximately 200 slaughter cows this week. Blacks may have sold slightly better than the Red/Whites, but there did not appear to be much difference in prices on cull cows. Looking at your photos, I would say the cows are very thin, but still healthy. I can't see their frame score (height), but I am assuming they are average size cows and even in poor condition might still weigh 950 to 1000 or more. If I assume the cows only weighed about 950 each, you paid less than $.30 per pound and got $262 per ton for your hay. I am sure glad I don't need to buy alfalfa in your part of New Mexico. I thought it was expensive here. The photos made me think that some of those cows weren't cycling because of lack of feed. If you can get them on good feed and improve their condition scores they may settle fine. I would be somewhat concerned there is more than lack of food going on. I would keep them separate from both my cows and my bull until I am sure there is not another reason for their condition. I would also do a fertility test on the bull before I put him with any other cows to make sure he did not get anything from them. [/QUOTE]
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