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This is an attempt to explain how and why cattle get graded into specific pens. First, the computer program will only accept a four digit code maximum. So, when we…
Here is what happens at our end that people have no idea about. Most of our presorted sales fill up. Well, at least they are booked full and then we…
We have installed a crowding tub, "S" alley and single animal scale to handle your calves more efficiently on presorting days. How does this benefit you? There is very little…
All cattle must have C.C.I.A. tags in their ears before they can be sold. It is the law. There is no slippage allowed anymore. 100% compliance is needed ever since…
Successful sales do not just happen, they are planned. All cattle for every sale must be listed in advance. We have to know what is going on in advance so…
Everyone should be vaccinating their cow herd with 9-way (modified live pre-breeding vaccine) every year after calving and before breeding.
At almost every calf sale a sick one or two shows up. Most of the time there is no problem with it. Usually it is spotted during the weighing and…
Whenever anyone reads our market reports or hears them over the air they may see or hear that five hundred to six hundred pound steer calves averaged $ 1.20 and…
Let us not forget how this whole BSE border closing mess started. We are having a little problem at the auction markets and probably the slaughter plants too. Some people…
Sometimes I think that we offer too much service. Certainly some consignors expect more service than is reasonable. Here is a problem that we and other markets keep running into.…
When the ears and the tail are frozen, quite often the feet have been frozen a bit too. Some times the feet are frozen so bad that it is obvious.…
Most people have got used to the idea of prelisting or prebooking their calves for the big presorted sales. This is good business for both the sale yard and the…
Cattlepersons Here is some information or feedback that we get from the feedlots and order buyers that money minded cattle people might be interested in. Starting Jan.1 2000 some of…
Every year there are some misconceptions about marketing cattle that lead us to believe that not everyone understands the business. Bred heifers are a good example. Every fall, we and…
Occasionally our competitors promote the idea that we get too tough or too particular, when grading calves into the top cut pens. They sort for speed we sort for accuracy.…
Everyone should be vaccinating their cowherd with 9-way (modified live pre-breeding vaccine) every year after calving and before breeding. You will not save money by avoiding doing it. Sooner or…
This virus is in our cattle herds and is causing significant problems. Transmission between animals is by direct contact. Persistently Infected (PI) animals are the major source of infection in…
Ship them to the Weyburn Livestock Exchange, THE MARKET THAT GETS THE CATTLE AND THE PRICES TOO!! All of our presorted sales are broadcast over the Internet to prospective buyers.…
Cows must be in yards by the latest 12:00 pm in the afternoon before the sale for pregnancy checking and mouthing. We supply facilities and manpower to preg check cows…
Calves are sorted and weighed as soon as possible off truck Sorting will begin at 9:00 am the day before each presorted sale. We need your cooperation. It is impossible…