HOSS
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djinwa":31grgsnc said:HOSS":31grgsnc said:She is being culled this year but since she is bred I would like to get her in the best shape possible before selling.
I'm a bit ignorant. Why does being bred matter? Is she being sold to be someone's future calf-raiser?
There are several buyers in my area that frequent the sale barn to buy bred cows that are in poor condition and run them on pasture until they calve and then they sell the cows for slaughter and the calves at feeder sales. They will generaly pay more for a bred cow in poor condition than an unbred cow in poor condition. Since she has already bred back I suspect that she will bring a little more at the sale than an open slaughter cow. These guys that buy this way are long time buyers that know that there is a risk associated with this type purchase. I am not trying to pawn off a lemon on an unsuspecting buyer. I am just polishing up a beater car to put on the lot. These guys know the score and they buy them this way on purpose.