Ok Randy Kaiser, I'll bite..........

 

First packers should have as much right to own cattle as anyone else.  Banning packers from owning cattle borders on communism as far as I'm concerned.

Second, when packers buy your feeder cattle, obviously they bought them at a higher price than the next bidder which means more dollars for producers for their feeder calves.  Go ahead Randy, try refuting that fact.

Third, packers feed cattle to fill seasonal marketing voids to maintain uniform slaughter schedules.  By maintaining plant efficiency, they are more profitable. By being more profitable, they have more money to spend on cattle.

I can absolutely guarantee you that you will not be able to refute either argument but I know it doesn't fit your thumbsucking packer blaming bias so be my guest and try.

 

Never said it didn't help them.  It helps them by filling voids in their slaughtering schedule.

Funny, I have yet to see my first packer blamer stand up in the sale barn and declare, "I DON'T WANT NO PACKERS BIDDING ON MY FEEDER CALVES.

Packers owning cattle is just something else for packer blamers like you to bench about.

~SH~