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JF Ranch
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Joined: 06 Sep 2006
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Location: North Fringe of the Nebraska Sandhills
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 Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 10:12 pm Post subject: Pictures of our Charolais Cross Steers to be sold on Wed. |
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Tomorrow morning at 7:00, we have two trucks coming to load out these charolais/angus cross steer calves, to be sold at the Bassett Livestock Auction, Bassett, NE on Wednesday. This is our heavy end that we've been caking on hay. It was a pretty New Years Day morning and I thought I'd take a few pictures of them before they are gone.
The following four shots are a panorama of the steers on cake, from left to right:
The full circle:
For variety, here's a happy, handsome Soapweed:
...a fairly fuzzy foto of my 2006 World Qualifier buckle (I dropped my camera from the top bleecher at a ball game. Although it still works, it might need to be sent it for repairs):
...a one red eyed, black white faced cow:
...proof that she's red eyed on only one side:
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Northern Rancher
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Joined: 10 Feb 2005
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Location: saskatchewan
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| Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Now that's a good set of calves-somebodies going to have money in all their pockets after they sell.
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Soapweed
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Joined: 11 Feb 2005
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Location: northern Nebraska Sandhills
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Jassy
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Joined: 23 Aug 2006
Posts: 2733
Location: S. of Valentine, NE
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| Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Good luck at the sale...let's hope your critters set the bar high for the start of the New Year!
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Silver
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Joined: 23 Mar 2005
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Location: BC
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| Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Mighty fine set of steers. I'm also curious to know what your brand is, I cant seem to see one. Reason is, our old family brand is J reverse F over a bar, and your Ranchers name fits pretty close.
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JF Ranch
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Joined: 06 Sep 2006
Posts: 436
Location: North Fringe of the Nebraska Sandhills
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| Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:15 am Post subject: |
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| Silver wrote: |
| Mighty fine set of steers. I'm also curious to know what your brand is, I cant seem to see one. Reason is, our old family brand is J reverse F over a bar, and your Ranchers name fits pretty close. |
Our brand is J over F (or J F "stacked") and located on the left hip. It represents the initials of my name and also of my Dad and Grand Dad, although neither of them used it. I was able to get it about 25 years ago. Therefore "JF Ranch" is the business name of our outfit. It takes a careful brander to get it on straight, but it doesn't blotch much.
These calves are sporting a thick coat of winter hair that makes the brand hard to see in the pictures. It actually shows up fairly well on most of them and I should have tried harder to get a good picture of it.
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Tap
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Joined: 25 Feb 2006
Posts: 1260
Location: anyplace you find me
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| Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:28 am Post subject: |
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| Great looking calves JF Ranch. I hope you have great luck with them at the sale. It looks like they will sell themselves!
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Shorthornguy
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Joined: 04 Oct 2006
Posts: 318
Location: North central Wisconsin
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| Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:42 am Post subject: |
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| Enjoyed the pics.Good looking steers,Hope ya do well!
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High Plains
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Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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Location: Nebraska
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High Plains
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Location: Nebraska
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| Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:19 am Post subject: |
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Forgot to ask...
Is that a harmonica that Soapweed is carrying or is he playing "duelling cameras" with the photographer?
HP
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Red Robin
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Joined: 23 Apr 2005
Posts: 4386
Location: 8 mi S.E. of Harrison, Ar.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Nice uniform set of steers. Congratulations. What will they weigh?
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JF Ranch
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Joined: 06 Sep 2006
Posts: 436
Location: North Fringe of the Nebraska Sandhills
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| High Plains wrote: |
Nice set of steers JF Ranch. Looks like they're ready to go on feed and get the job done. One of the best breed combinations known to the business. Performance and carcass quality can sure be realized in those cattle. It'd be interesting to know what they accomplish once they leave your place. I know, I know, the main measure that you're looking to take is the $$$$. 
Thanks for the pics.
HP |
High Plains,
We fed out the heavy end of our cattle for many years and still have all the close-outs. So I know they performed very well back then. When the feeder market went up, I couldn't resist those prices and I haven't fed any since then. Of course it's the $$$ in pocket that counts, but if they don't perform for the next guy, you'll loose buyers. The vice-versa is also true.
I always contact my buyers hoping they'll let me know how they do for them and if they have problems to let me know. I've yet to hear back from a single buyer! I guess no news is good news. But I really don't think they want us or anyone else to know how they do... trade secrets, I guess.
When we finished them out, I found the same thing to be true with the packers. Getting carcass information is next to impossible to get by selling on the rail. Again, I don't think they want us to know any of the important details. I never sold on the grid and that would probably be a different deal.
Concerning Soapweed, I wouldn't be surprised if he could play the harmonica, but that's not what he's holding in his hand. It's his trusty camera and in fact there were a couple of "dueling cameras" on that occasion. In one of his earlier posts, he had a picture of me with mine. This one of him is my response, only much less timely than his! He takes a much better picture than I do, I must honestly say.
Did you get all the snow last week, we've all heard about?
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