When to sell a cull?
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tom4018
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She is young, but had to pull her only 2 calves from her. She will go to the kill pen, don't want someone else to have the same problem. Wonder is them having a large sack affected the price.Bigfoot":2rrfke4h said:
jasonleonard
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A good friend of mine buys kill cows for Cargill -Taylor(Wyalusing plant). They kill 1900 head every 24 hours.
Your Ky culls come up here on pots every day.
He tells me to try to ship 2 weeks prior to the big grilling holidays( Memorial day, the 4th, and Labor day). Also says to try not to ship fom Nov. 1- until after Christmas; and 2 weeks before, and during Lent.
As far as udders, as long as it isn't a huge udder, I don't think that will hurt her price. If you could load that cow the next couple of days, I would think that she would still make the 4th of July hamburger deal- might make her bring a couple extra pennies per lb.
Your Ky culls come up here on pots every day.
He tells me to try to ship 2 weeks prior to the big grilling holidays( Memorial day, the 4th, and Labor day). Also says to try not to ship fom Nov. 1- until after Christmas; and 2 weeks before, and during Lent.
As far as udders, as long as it isn't a huge udder, I don't think that will hurt her price. If you could load that cow the next couple of days, I would think that she would still make the 4th of July hamburger deal- might make her bring a couple extra pennies per lb.
salebarn junkie
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If I have plenty of grass I keep them at 60 to 90 days nothing puts on weight like a dry cow
denvermartinfarms
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I sell them pretty quick, no reason to keep them for any time if they are a cull, you keep her a month and you never know if she may get sick or die on you then you get nothing. And I agree about not re breeding one you know is not any good. I have done that before when I didn't want someone like me buying a junk cow to be good.
TexasBred
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I try to get rid of them as quickly as I can once I've classified them as "culls"....period :!: :!:
denvermartinfarms
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Yep, the killer market has been good enough for a while that you can sell your cull, and add just a little with what you get and have a good bred cow to replace the cull. No reason to keep culls around for months IMO.TexasBred":1fpkp3go said:
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tom4018
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Her and another one are at the barn today. Had another cow to lose a calf. Not the greatest year for us. Took them off, left front brake started locking up on the way back, started getting ready to head out to bale and got a downpour. Maybe I should get back in bed.
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denvermartinfarms":r3uveu0l said:
Yessir...just eating groceries while owner drink beer trying to decide what to do with her.
denvermartinfarms
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That's why you sell them now instead of waiting, I don't know how your market is right now, but here with the money from the 2 culls you could have bought 2 nice 2nd stage cows.tom4018":3nt97y8b said:
tripleBfarms
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They must have been some big gals. Where do you sell at?
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tom4018":1y6sqlaa said:
I take mostly everything to Glasgow, and I'm 75 miles from there. The extra fuel always more than pays off for me. I have never had much luck in BG or Guthrie either one.
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tom4018
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Ours always do good at Guthrie, Glasgow has went down I think lately. Guthrie is 50 miles Glasgow is 65-70, Bowling Green is 35. We have had good luck at Cattleman's on a few odd head we sell. Where are you at?
tripleBfarms
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North Logan, Near Lewisburg
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