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Feeder calf sale

Big Swede

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Just came from the sale today in Martin, SD. My neighbors 572# steers brought $1.56 or $892 per head. Cal sold a load of 695# for $1.37. My cousin sold 765# for $1.2875. Hope the market holds, I'm selling Thursday.
 

Big Muddy rancher

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Big Swede said:
Just came from the sale today in Martin, SD. My neighbors 572# steers brought $1.56 or $892 per head. Cal sold a load of 695# for $1.37. My cousin sold 765# for $1.2875. Hope the market holds, I'm selling Thursday.

Boy it's tempting not to wait until March. :? :D
 

Big Swede

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That was my original plan too but I can't see a reason to wait that long. I can't see it getting much higher but I can see it getting lower. Time will tell I guess.
 

Hereford76

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i still have all my heifers with the intention to breed most of them.... if i follow thru probably won't be able to give away a bred heifer next fall and if i sell them before spring i'll probably wish i kept and bred them. wish i had a crystal ball.
 

Justin

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i have a bunch i was going to keep and run on grass, but i think they're gonna find a new home way before that.
 

tenbach79

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I know in our area the local owner of the sale barn said that cattle around the 600-800 lb range wont be in the country because everyone is selling out and most of the feed lots will be filled up. I sold my calves Thursday and I average $820 per head on str/hfrs they are looking at 3500-4000 head to sell in Burlington CO next Thursday its been there stock show specials for the next 3 weeks.
 

Denny

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I've got 30 bulls to sell this spring but with the cost of having a sale I'm on the fence if I should just cut them all and save alot of hassle. Thing is if the bull market follows suit is one thing but if they don't a guy can lose his tail. From now until the papers are transferd I'll have $350 a head into all the cost's above the normal feed bill.
 

redrobin

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Denny said:
I've got 30 bulls to sell this spring but with the cost of having a sale I'm on the fence if I should just cut them all and save alot of hassle. Thing is if the bull market follows suit is one thing but if they don't a guy can lose his tail. From now until the papers are transferd I'll have $350 a head into all the cost's above the normal feed bill.
What do you want for all of them. Maybe someone needs bulls.
 

Denny

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redrobin said:
Denny said:
I've got 30 bulls to sell this spring but with the cost of having a sale I'm on the fence if I should just cut them all and save alot of hassle. Thing is if the bull market follows suit is one thing but if they don't a guy can lose his tail. From now until the papers are transferd I'll have $350 a head into all the cost's above the normal feed bill.
What do you want for all of them. Maybe someone needs bulls.

Fed till spring I'd go $1500 with no papers another $100 if a guy wanted the papers.
 

Angus 62

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These calf prices are a refection of shrinking cow numbers so that has to be figured in the bull equation. My crystal ball says some bulls will bring a lot but there will be a bunch of bulls that would of made more money sans testicles.

A lot of people are saying you will see $125 cash fats by spring. Put a price on them that reflects their value as breeding stock. Even young slaughter bulls will take a jump if the fat market keeps climbing.
 

redrobin

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Denny said:
redrobin said:
Denny said:
I've got 30 bulls to sell this spring but with the cost of having a sale I'm on the fence if I should just cut them all and save alot of hassle. Thing is if the bull market follows suit is one thing but if they don't a guy can lose his tail. From now until the papers are transferd I'll have $350 a head into all the cost's above the normal feed bill.
What do you want for all of them. Maybe someone needs bulls.

Fed till spring I'd go $1500 with no papers another $100 if a guy wanted the papers.
What age? How are they bred? What phenotype?
 

gcreekrch

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Big Muddy rancher said:
Big Swede said:
Just came from the sale today in Martin, SD. My neighbors 572# steers brought $1.56 or $892 per head. Cal sold a load of 695# for $1.37. My cousin sold 765# for $1.2875. Hope the market holds, I'm selling Thursday.

Boy it's tempting not to wait until March. :? :D

:( :cry: :cry:

The light load of 477 wt steers we sold in Oct sure looked good at $133.00 net.
Just saw a load of 513 lb steers sell in Valentine for $168.00.

Hindsight is a blurry 20-20 today. :roll:
 

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