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<blockquote data-quote="Brandonm2" data-source="post: 139383" data-attributes="member: 2095"><p>Crowder has it right. An 'order buyer' is filling orders for stockering operations, feedlots, individuals buying replacement heifers etc. A true cattle trader has no order he is just there looking for deals. IF calves are bringing $5 a hundred weight more at a barn 25 to 125 miles away, they will buy a couple trailer loads and truck them to the next sale. (500lbsx$5/cwtx50 calves=a $1250 payday minus commissions and diesal) Shrink is the big enemy of this game. They will do things like buy cows by the pound, preg check them, sale the opens on the rail, and sell the breds in a replacements sale or to somebody they know who is looking for cheap cows. These are the guys who buy calves off of the trucks before sales and then run them back through hoping to make $10 to $70 a head more than the owner thought they were worth. This is a very cool game for someone who likes attending 3 to 5 sales a week, has a real eye for cattle and can do all the math in their heads. These are also the people who scream the loudest about the checkoff since it cuts directly into their bottomlines.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandonm2, post: 139383, member: 2095"] Crowder has it right. An 'order buyer' is filling orders for stockering operations, feedlots, individuals buying replacement heifers etc. A true cattle trader has no order he is just there looking for deals. IF calves are bringing $5 a hundred weight more at a barn 25 to 125 miles away, they will buy a couple trailer loads and truck them to the next sale. (500lbsx$5/cwtx50 calves=a $1250 payday minus commissions and diesal) Shrink is the big enemy of this game. They will do things like buy cows by the pound, preg check them, sale the opens on the rail, and sell the breds in a replacements sale or to somebody they know who is looking for cheap cows. These are the guys who buy calves off of the trucks before sales and then run them back through hoping to make $10 to $70 a head more than the owner thought they were worth. This is a very cool game for someone who likes attending 3 to 5 sales a week, has a real eye for cattle and can do all the math in their heads. These are also the people who scream the loudest about the checkoff since it cuts directly into their bottomlines. [/QUOTE]
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