Here's some great advice!! Don't buy anything that's dairy cross!! Buy beef calves!! You buy cheap junk and you sell cheap junk

I see this all the time people get cheap calves off Craig’s list or private treaty and then they are mad when they don’t bring what beef cattle bring at the sale happens all the time. Dairy cattle cost way more to feed and a lot longer to finish and carcasses are not that great when finished. If your gonna feed dairy animals plan on owning them for 2 years buy 400 pounders and sell them in a package preferably 1 lb packages. Only way to do it small scale. I have owned over 400 of these things sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t

I saw it when you started loading them. I already knew why you took a beating. You need to look up cattle prices in your state online, and follow them. Then you'll know what sale barn you can do best at when you sell. It's a business like any other. There's always somebody looking to skin you. Good luck on the next crop.

This is the problem with Holstein and Holstein cross. I've got beef cows some have a touch of Holstein or jersey. I run a Brahman bull, the calves bring a premium price due to hybrid vigor. I've got an uncle that has all Holstein cows runs a beef bull and never keeps any of his heifer calves, his calves bring less than half of mine per pound.

Can almost hook your Holsteins to a plow and save more money on tractor maintenance than you stand to make at the sale barns.

Well that was the pits. Ya spend time raising an animal with hopes of making some money and then bam. Was a nice ride down, I enjoy the valley and mountain views. Ya if you had the money, might have been a perfect time to bye some cattle. And enough hay to feed them. I worked for a guy years ago that was an auctioneer. He would bring home critters that like you said, brought 10 dollars. Sometimes it didn't work out if they weren't to weak, or sick to keep them going. Thanks for sharing Josh. I enjoy your videos. Iowa cares

Yeah as soon as you started to load them I knew they wouldn't bring but guessed 68 cents. Those holstiens don't bring much. You can't start out with junk and expect to get #1 prices. I bought cattle for 20 years.

Today they would have sold for 3 times that. Livestock industry is tough

Ive sent cows to the local auction for 3 generations. The last 20. There is 2 buyers for the same company. I had a 3.month old holstein that didnt even cover the the $16 straw of semen. Nothing wrong with calf. Its just when we quit dairying

I was a bit surprised that you brought them to a sale barn , they were a bit too light for the auction ring there is an old saying done weighing, done selling. I raise a lot of Holstein calves for live sale at c. 1000 lbs plus the jersey crosses are basically worthless over here unless they are in calf .

I guess sometimes things just don't go the way we plan it.....haha 😄

I sold some Holsteins weighing 418-455 and they sold pretty decent. Then had 1 to sell several months later. Sold for 85 cents

If you sell cattle we have all been their a time or two unfortunately! The sad thing of selling cattle cheap if that someone is making a killing on them after your loss on them. Had the same thing happen a few years ago, but the market was full and busy that day took some vary nice cows down and a few days later the check showed up only got half of what I should of. Makes a guy sick

That's about what it is even with market buyers there in Iowa in 2022. Cattle prices are awful. GOATS! Live weight on a 80 pound goat over 4 per pound.

Here's your problem, you hauled Holsteins into Blackfoot Problem was there isn't a Holstein buyer down there. I dont know where your at but I've taken Holstein bucket calves to Lewiston or Moises Lake and still got a good dollar for them

Thanks for the video

Takes almost another year and half to make them finish cattle, those kind of cattle you have finish youre self and take directly to packing plant

Hey new friend here! Sorry you had to go through that!

No hay and Christmas coming up if you would sold before spring grass probly would least got close to 80 cents a lbs ..

Quick question. Why would you brand them knowing you were going to sell them?

Hell the auction barn where I’m at is crooked as all get out. I had some beef calves go in and they never got to the showroom. Sold per head not by weight out the back door for 100 dollars a head for 250-350 pounders. Everyone else that sold they got 450-600 dollars. Owner said it’s my fault for not staying to make sure they sold across the scale. I Know the guy that bought them and he buys for the owner of the sale. It’s hard to stomach.

Excuse me I couldn't hear What did the cows sell for

Sorry about the low price, but you were off the mark your selling a week before Christmas. You should really be checking the sale barn prices and take 'em in when it's more favorable. I stick with beef cattle, Angus and Angus mixed, usually the price is what I expect.

I got out of the dairy breed calves never got more than 60 cents a pound

Just took the last of my cattle to auction last night. Sale is today I'm hoping for more than $1, but I doubt it. Last time I took some Angus I got .66 a lb. I'm switching to sheep

I’m confused what was the total purchase price

Ouch!!! If it was easy everyone would do it..

I guess you've figured out you need to be in the first half of the sale too. The later in the sale it gets, the lower the price.

Never sell fresh Branded calves buyers think there sick

Ya dairy cattle in the Blackfoot auction prices suck

Do you get alot of snow where you are?

I’m surprised you were allowed to video tape. At one auction I went to, PETA was there as well as the local police dept. One of the PETA guys tried to intimidate me by blocking me from entering. That truck key to his ribs made him move. 😆😆

handsom feller

Oh my. You got all the money for those spots. Horrible cattle

Hi brother I don’t understood if you don’t mind How much you Sale three white Head What means you say $10 head please let me know thank you

thats farming in the US for you i will not get in a tyraid about it here Have a good day

I would have PO'D them. I have done that before

That’s Holsteins for ya

they went for a bargain , you should have bought them.

Tip: Get yourself a day job, You'll need it.

They are Holstein what are you expecting and the are to light,not trying to be mean get beef cattle

Ya need a prenegotiated agreement.

Don’t sell dairy cattle at a meat cattle auction

You got absolutely screwed