Jason
Well-known member
This year calf prices are pretty decent even North of the 49th. Many guys I have talked with aren't feeding calves this winter. This means less buyers are bidding on the calves, yet the prices stay high.
How can this be? Less buyers and higher prices?
Maybe we should sue those guys that are not feeding calves this year, I mean obviously they have taken themselves out of the market to manipulate calf prices. If they were sitting there buying they would have to pay more than the guys that are buying.
Then what about guys that usually feed their own calves but are selling them? They are adding supply to the market and obviously lowering prices everyone else receives.
We better start raising money for a new org called Farmers Ranchers Industry Corporate Keeping Investment Neutral Standing Totally Untouched Per Industry Distrust . This new org would be responsible for seeing that all who feed cattle keep buying more to feed. That those who feed their own cattle will keep feeding them no matter what price they are offered. They will make sure everyone gets the exact same price from packers for any cattle they they ever deliver any time, and they will monitor supermarkets and make sure consumers never change their buying preferences. If they bought a roast last Friday by gawd they will buy another one this Friday.
Anyone with ideas for a name for this new group should submit it with $500 and a detailed list of who they know that has ever bought cattle in their area.
How can this be? Less buyers and higher prices?
Maybe we should sue those guys that are not feeding calves this year, I mean obviously they have taken themselves out of the market to manipulate calf prices. If they were sitting there buying they would have to pay more than the guys that are buying.
Then what about guys that usually feed their own calves but are selling them? They are adding supply to the market and obviously lowering prices everyone else receives.
We better start raising money for a new org called Farmers Ranchers Industry Corporate Keeping Investment Neutral Standing Totally Untouched Per Industry Distrust . This new org would be responsible for seeing that all who feed cattle keep buying more to feed. That those who feed their own cattle will keep feeding them no matter what price they are offered. They will make sure everyone gets the exact same price from packers for any cattle they they ever deliver any time, and they will monitor supermarkets and make sure consumers never change their buying preferences. If they bought a roast last Friday by gawd they will buy another one this Friday.
Anyone with ideas for a name for this new group should submit it with $500 and a detailed list of who they know that has ever bought cattle in their area.