Buyer
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Two more good bred cow sales today and yesterday at Burwell and Ericson. Bred heifers $1250 to $1560, dispersion cows 3 to 7 years old $1450 to $1650 older and short term $850 to $1300. Standing room only.
Bred cow sales
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Manitoba_Rancher
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Bred cows are a hell of a lot cheaper than that up here. Good time to invest in cows up here with the price of feeder calves but not a lot of people have the money to invest in them. The agriculture sector is really hurting up here.
Buyer
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What are your bred cows worth? Tried to buy some out of there before the BSE but didn't work out.
Big Muddy rancher
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Daughter bought 3 good bred Hfrs for$1125 and 5 decent bred cows for $975. The cheapest of the sale and as good as the rest I think.
Manitoba_Rancher
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buyer, How many would you like to buy up here? They are priced from $600-850 for good mother ranch cows
Jason
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The neighbor was looking for some tax relief (some still are making money) and needed some more cows, he got 6 reds at $1100 and the last 5 cows in the ring were second calving blacks he got for $800 everyone else seemed full and 1 bid was his.
The best young cows are still bringing 'decent' money although not where they were prior to BSE.
The best young cows are still bringing 'decent' money although not where they were prior to BSE.
Buyer
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Have your feeder prices rebounded any?
I went to the local sale barn today and I don't know what adult cattle would bring as there were none there. :???:
Some of the worst looking calves I have seen still walking averaged around 400# and brought $1.48 to $1.60 per pound :? - - - these were in groups of 4 to 6 head and would have totaled 50 head. I guess the factory farmer with 5 to 20 acres must be buying them as I don't feel I'm good enough to keep half of them alive and sure would not want to try to make money on them.
There was not a good looking calf in the barn. I have not been there for several years but have been hearing these stories so I thought I would go a few weeks to see what is happening. :roll:
As cheap as corn and hay are I was thinking of buying a few to add to the 30 I have and feed them out. Not today!!!! :!:
Some of the worst looking calves I have seen still walking averaged around 400# and brought $1.48 to $1.60 per pound :? - - - these were in groups of 4 to 6 head and would have totaled 50 head. I guess the factory farmer with 5 to 20 acres must be buying them as I don't feel I'm good enough to keep half of them alive and sure would not want to try to make money on them.
There was not a good looking calf in the barn. I have not been there for several years but have been hearing these stories so I thought I would go a few weeks to see what is happening. :roll:
As cheap as corn and hay are I was thinking of buying a few to add to the 30 I have and feed them out.
Not today!!!! :!: