selling cattle online

[tlakota]

I was on a site the other day that sold cattle online...they would sell calves at a certain weight and at a certain price
for example they wanted $1.18 for 535 pound steers with a $.08 slide...then it gives weighing conditions...what happens if calves are over or under that 535 pound weight....could someone explain this whole process to me please? thanks

[Jason]

The slide is what changes the price if the animal is over or under the target weight.

The base was 535 @ $1.18, or $631.30 per hd.

The slide would make it so the buyer doesn't have to pay the same per pound for a heavier animal. In general cattle sell for more per pound the lighter they are, as they get heavier the price per pound is less.

If the cattle weighed 540 they are over the target (base) of 535. If the price was the same per pound those cattle would bring 540 @ $1.18 or $637.20. With the slide, they bring $.08(the slide) x 5 lbs (the amount off target) or $.40 per hundred weight less.

Base price $1.18 less $.40/ cwt is $1.1760

540 wts on that base and slide would bring 540 x $1.1760 = $635.04

The slide is always based on 100 pounds but usually people talk cattle price per pound. The real base price would be $118.00/cwt

Hope this is clear enough.

Jason

[Cowpuncher]

The slide usually works OK if the cattle are heavier than advertised. I have never seen the slide work when the cattle are lighter than advertised except on bred stock.

It is important when selling with the slide to make sure your advertised weights are not too light. Ifyou do, you will get the lower price that goes with heavier cattle and no slide.

Superior used to give 10 pounds leeway before the slide kicked in. They don't do that any more - must have been buyer pressure.

[Northern Rancher]

A sliode on breeding stock that's a new one.

[Jason]

Most slides work both ways. If the cattle are light the price per pound goes up, but the total dollar per head is down.

If your dealing with someone that tricky, maybe you best not be dealing.

I agree with Northern, who the heck has a slide on breeding stock?

[Broke-T]

Delivered a load yesterday that I sold on Superior before Christmas.

There slide only goes one way, to the heavy end. If your catle are heavy the price per pound goes down but if they are light you don't get any extra.

With a 5 cent slide I like my calves to always be a few pounds heavy.

Johnny

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