Good cattle are still bringing a a decent price but it doesn't pay to put on that extra 200# that I usually try to get before market time. This week I sold a trailer load of steers that averaged 500#, they sold for $2.10. I had one 700# on the load that only brought $130 more than the others. These calves were out of brangus/angus cows and angus bulls. They had been weaned over 60 days, vaccinated, wormed and broke to a feed bunk.
I don't know of anyone that buys off of the farm anymore around here. Mainly because of the problems you had. There were a lot of people that only had a few acres that bought some $1000 calves last spring and fed them all summer. Now they are lucky to break even on the purchase price. It's a hard pill to swallow for most. Anyone who has been around for any time saw this coming. The cattle business seldom sees high prices, there are too many groups trying to derail the meat industry. Oh well these dips keep the faint at heart from getting in and flooding the market. :D
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