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<blockquote data-quote="Saltydawg" data-source="post: 161249" data-attributes="member: 2944"><p>Reason I ask is I'm looking for alternatives to the local salebarn.</p><p></p><p> Where I'm from everything is dairy. </p><p></p><p> About 95% of the animals at the local salebarns are Holsteins...there isn't much to attract beef buyers.</p><p></p><p> I spent the day at the local salebarn and there was only a token ammount of beef cows there (few red/black angus and a Charolais cow). None of them under 1000lbs.</p><p> These were sold at the same time the sick/injured Holstein cows were sold.</p><p> This stuff went for 2 to 57 cents a pound (holstein bull brought the 57 cents) with average being about 40-45 cents.</p><p></p><p> Usually by the time they get to the few beef cows there is nobody left to bid cept a few order buyers paying pennies for everything.</p><p></p><p> No buyers means low prices when I decide to finally sell some of my Herefords.</p><p></p><p> I only have a handful of Hereford cows right now...13 to be exact and they are not registered so I can't do one of those fancy pants ranch sales lol.</p><p> I intend to grow the herd significantly.....thinking 50-75 cows with calves eventually...but I need to be able to sell them.</p><p></p><p> Any of you willing to share some marketing advice with me? Or is the sale barn about as good as I'll get?</p><p></p><p> Maybe instead of cow/calf I should try some other avenue with my Herefords?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Saltydawg, post: 161249, member: 2944"] Reason I ask is I'm looking for alternatives to the local salebarn. Where I'm from everything is dairy. About 95% of the animals at the local salebarns are Holsteins...there isn't much to attract beef buyers. I spent the day at the local salebarn and there was only a token ammount of beef cows there (few red/black angus and a Charolais cow). None of them under 1000lbs. These were sold at the same time the sick/injured Holstein cows were sold. This stuff went for 2 to 57 cents a pound (holstein bull brought the 57 cents) with average being about 40-45 cents. Usually by the time they get to the few beef cows there is nobody left to bid cept a few order buyers paying pennies for everything. No buyers means low prices when I decide to finally sell some of my Herefords. I only have a handful of Hereford cows right now...13 to be exact and they are not registered so I can't do one of those fancy pants ranch sales lol. I intend to grow the herd significantly.....thinking 50-75 cows with calves eventually...but I need to be able to sell them. Any of you willing to share some marketing advice with me? Or is the sale barn about as good as I'll get? Maybe instead of cow/calf I should try some other avenue with my Herefords? [/QUOTE]
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